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Fascinating Photos
More than 60 impressive photos by Julia Etter & Martin Kristen show the yuccas in their natural beauty.
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Yucca & Co.
How to create and maintain a winter-hardy desert garden in Central Europe
Author Thomas Boeuf
With photos by Julia Etter & Martin Kristen
The first book about yuccas in German and how to plant, overwinter and care for them in Central Europe.
Many enthusiasts of frost and winter-hardy exotic plants were waiting for such a book for a long time.
Yuccas thrive in snowy mountain regions as well as in deserts, at sea level along the coast and in
tropical forests. This hardiness makes them ideal for cultivation in Central European gardens.
At their natural locality yuccas can grow into impressive trees and enchant by their beautiful inflorescences.
The book is very practical and easy to understand and shows how these fascinating plants can be successfully
cultivated and cared for in Central European gardens. The history and use of yucca trees in their native home and
in Europe show their varied usability. Geology and regional particularities, climate and soil conditions
at their natural localities are compared with the conditions in Central Europe. Detailed species portraits
introduce well-suited yuccas and yucca-like succulents as well as other almost unknown succulents and
accompanying plants. Important care hints and information about preparing the ground, choosing a location,
flowering and reproduction, protection in the winter, the construction and design of an outdoor garden give
the reader practical and easily understandable advice for the cultivation in Central Europe.
From the content:
• History
• Distribution and climate
• Morphology
• Detailed portraits of 31 well-suited, winter-hardy species of yuccas
• Sowing and reproduction
• Cultivation in Central Europe
• Instructions for the construction of a desert garden
• Portraits of over 60 winter-hardy cacti, palms, agaves and more as accompanying species
• First aid
The author:
Thomas Boeuf has many years of experience as an expert on yuccas and passes on sound firsthand knowledge.
The photographers:
Julia Etter & Martin Kristen are on the road in Mexico and the Southwest of the US since many years. They're always
looking for yuccas and brought home many fascinating shots from their trips. They all show the unique beauty and
fascination of yuccas. "Yucca & Co" includes over 60 of their best photographs.
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Softcover
192 pages
289 color photographs
31 distribution maps
First edition, March 2007
Size: 17,5 x 24,5 x 1,8 cm
Weight: 600 grams
ISBN 978-3-940033-00-0
Ordering number: BR0010
In stock
€ 24,90
Price in Euro
incl. German VAT
Excluding shipping.
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