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The Garden Plants of China
Peter Valder |
$49.95
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It is hard to imagine gardens without peonies, camellias, gardenias, azaleas, wisteria, forsythia, and the other ornamentals that were introduced first in Chinese gardens. And the development of the modern repeat-flowering roses would not have occurred had the so-called monthly roses not been brought to Europe from China. In spite of the excitement generated by the discoveries of plant hunters in the wilds of China, it has been the cultivated Chinese plants that have had the greatest impact on the gardens of the world.
400 pp, 420 color photos & illus., 15 b/w illus., 8 5/8 x 11 3/8", hardcover, © 1999
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Gardens in China
Peter Valder |
$49.95
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In this new companion book to The Garden Plants of China, Peter Valder describes more than 200 gardens he has visited in China. He documents temple courtyards and gardens, evocative enclosures of ancient burial grounds and imperial tombs, and public parks, botanical gardens, and arboreta, most of which have sprung up since 1949.
Gardens in China includes more than 500 color photographs, many depicting gardens not previously illustrated in any Western publication, as well as reproductions of illustrations of historical interest. With their distinctive characteristics, the gardens of China are among the most fascinating in the world. This book is essential reading for visitors to China with an interest in gardens, garden history, and Chinese culture.
400 pp, 500 color photos, 1 map, 8 1/2 x 11 1/4", hardcover, © 2002
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Iris of China
James W. Waddick and Zhao Yu-Tang |
$27.95
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This monograph comprises Zhao's systematic analysis of China's 60 native and introduced species and Waddick's account of Chinese irises in the wild and in the garden, based on research that included a 7500-mile collecting expedition in 1989 and resulted in the introduction of many species previously unknown in the West.
140 pp, 31 color photos, 21 full-page line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1992
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Maples of the World
D. M. van Gelderen, P. C. de Jong, H. J. Oterdoom, and J. R. P. van Hoey Smith |
$69.95
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International experts worked for nearly two decades to produce this greatest single source of information on maples. Every known maple is described, including growth habit, distribution, hardiness, and autumn color, as well as useful information on culture, propagation, and pests and diseases.
478 pp, 207 color photos, 5 b/w photos, 2 maps, 148 line drawings, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1994
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Mountains in the Sea: The Vietnamese Miniature Landscape Art of Hon Non Bo
by Phan van Lit with Lew Buller |
$34.95
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Creating a scenic landscape in miniature has been a special pastime for Vietnamese people for hundreds of years. This new book is an exciting introduction to this elaborate natural art form that is akin to --- but different in essential ways from --- the more familiar art of bonsai.
The book shows the unique landscapes of Vietnam that inspired Hon Non Bo, explains its cultural and philosophical traditions, and offers aesthetic and practical suggestions on how to create elegant miniature landscapes.
232 pp, 137 color photos, 42 b/w photos, 1 table, 1 color map, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 2001
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