Crazy About Cacti and Succulents

Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guides
edited by Ray Rogers

What is it about cacti and other succulents that compels their admirers to go well beyond the lonely windowsill specimen or rock-garden sedum? In this delightful guide you'll learn about stapeliads, ceropegias, and other jewels of the botanical world from people whose passion for these fascinating plants has led them to the art of bonsai, to competitive exhibition, and to growing them outdoors in frigid climates and on roofs.

You'll also discover myriad ways to make cacti and succulents happy in your home and garden while helping to save them in their wild habitats. Among the topics covered in this informative and well-illustrated guide are hardy cacti and succulents for cold climates, medicinal varieties of cacti and succulents to grow at home, and the secrets of successful propagation.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guides were hailed as a “brilliant collection of gardening handbooks” by The New York Times.

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