Gardening with Indigenous Plants
by Pienaar, Kristo
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1868255816
- ISBN 13
- 9781868255818
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Struik, 1994) 1868255816. 280 x 214 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 96, incl. index; liberally illustrated with full-colour photographs. Slightly sunned on spine. Near fine condition. "The unparalleled interest in the rich variety of indigenous plants in southern Africa has increased to such an extent that our gardens and parks can today boast an indigenous atmosphere as never before. Gardening with Indigenous Plants contains some of the most beautiful and well-known indigenous species that are readily available and easy to grow. With chapters on trees, shrubs, annuals, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, climbers, succulents, ground covers and water garden plants, this book provides an ideal opportunity for all gardeners to create an indigenous garden abounding in growth. Each chapter contains a short introduction about the specific plants with handy hints on planting and care. The plant species are discussed in detail and can be identified easily by means of the splendid full-colour photographs. In many cases several species, as well as hybrids and variations, are described." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10334
- Title
- Gardening with Indigenous Plants
- Author
- Pienaar, Kristo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1868255816
- ISBN 13
- 9781868255818
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Struik, 1994) 1868255816
- Keywords
- Botany. Horticulture. Indigenous plants Gardening
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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