Gardening with Indigenous Plants: Easy-to-grow Southern African Plants for Your Garden by Pienaar, Kristo - 1997

(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… Read More