Title:
Bambus. English.
Bamboos / Christine Recht and Max F. Wetterwald ; edited by David Crampton ; translated from the German by Martin Walters.
Author:
Recht, Christine.
Wetterwald, Max F. (Max Felix)
Crampton, David.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and indexes.
Bamboos in Asiatic culture -- Uses of bamboo -- Morphology and structure -- Characteristics of bamboo genera -- Species and cultivars for the garden -- Planting and cultivation -- Garden design -- Growing bamboos in containers -- Bamboo as a raw material -- Problems with bamboo cultivation -- Bamboo as a vegetable.
Bamboos are fascinating for their beauty and elegance, and their variety of form, not to mention their importance in the symbolism of Far Eastern poetry and art. They have already acquired an important status as cultivated plants in North America, and are becoming more prominent also in Europe. Plantsmen and garden designers have recognised for a long time the many possibilities offered by the individual species. Many of them are hardy. There are bamboos suitable for large and small gardens, and they can be highly effective in hedges, in woods, or as individual, freestanding plants. They are effective in both starring and supporting roles. They can be used on terraces, on balconies, in conservatories and even in roof gardens. The special appeal of bamboos has tempted many an uninformed gardener to buy one, and this can sometimes be followed by failure and disappointment. Here at last the reader is offered information on bamboos and their uses; morphology and structure; characteristics of the major genera; species and cultivars for the garden; planting and cultivation; uses in garden design; container growing; use as raw material; and problems in cultivation.
Publisher:
Timber Press,
Publication Place:
Portland, Or. :
ISBN:
0881922684 :
0713470720 (Batsford)
Subject:
Bamboo.
Bamboo -- Utilization.
Contents:
Bamboos in Asiatic culture -- Uses of bamboo -- Morphology and structure -- Characteristics of bamboo genera -- Species and cultivars for the garden -- Planting and cultivation -- Garden design -- Growing bamboos in containers -- Bamboo as a raw material -- Problems with bamboo cultivation -- Bamboo as a vegetable.
Physical Description:
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ;
Publication Date:
1992.
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