| Issue 10:04 | THE CACTUS PATCH | April 2007 |
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Club Library Our new librarian is busy inventorying the club library and would like to ask the members to check to see if they have any library books at home. Please bring them to the next meeting so that our inventory can be complete. Also, she is anxious to have everyone discover all the great books that are in our library. Received This Month [I received 3 emails this last month that might be of interest to our members – Editor] Designing With Succulents I'm pleased to announce that my book, Designing with Succulents, is being released by Timber Press this week, two weeks earlier than scheduled. Copies will be available to retailers, readers and reviewers by April 1. Designing with Succulents includes 310 photos and the kind of detailed, informative text that has positioned Timber Press as the top publisher of horticultural books. The release is the culmination of a two-year process that involved a year of intensive research, writing and photography, followed by a year of editing and production. The result is the only book on drought-tolerant plants in container gardens and landscape applications. It's visual, with a strong emphasis on design; a whole chapter, for example, is dedicated to colorful foliage. For more information about the book, please visit Timber's website or mine, or simply Google Designing with Succulents. Very best regards, Specialty Pots I came across your name while researching cactus and succulent growers and clubs and am seeking to advertise my unique planting containers in The Cactus Patch Newsletter. I would also be interested in attending any shows you may have coming up. If you could please check out my web site www.neustoneproducts.com and let me know if you think we could be a good fit with your organization, I would very much like to hear back from you. The prices on my web site are retail prices but if we were able to advertise in your magazine or if I could come to Bakersfield and attend any shows you may have, I would give special pricing for your club. Please let me know if this is of interest to you. Sincerely, Another ‘Complete’ Cacti Book Cacti and Succulents: Captivate with Cacti and Succulents! Batavia, IL – March 14, 2007 – From apartment dwellers to vast land owners, cacti and succulents offer a mesmerizing landscape of possibility. They are simply too dramatic not to be noticed and admired. Cacti and Succulents will familiarize readers with the fascinating world of cacti and succulents, and introduce a selection of easy-to-grow species suitable for beginners, as well ad some of the more difficult and desirable species that make up this fascinating group of plants. Featuring over 50 species of cacti and more than 10 families of succulents, including their ideal locations, natural habitats, and care and feeding needs, Cacti and Succulents helps readers find the best plants for their interior and outdoor decorating needs. Complete descriptions, including color photographs, will help readers identify their plants and detailed care instructions will help them make sure that their plants thrive. Gideon Smith highlights plants from six garden collections the world over, from Zurich to Phoenix. This is a great addition to any gardener’s library. Gideon Smith is Chief Director: Research and Scientific Services at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, and holds the John Acocks professorial chair at the University of Pretoria. As a past president of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study, and chairman of the World Flora Project, he also holds various positions on the steering committees of international botanical initiatives. His work on succulents has been widely recognized and his is the recipient of the prestigious Cactus d’Or (Monaco/IOS), a Fellowship from the American Cactus and Succulent Society and the Allen Dyer Medal (South African Succulent Society). He has published numerous books, scientific and popular papers on succulent plants. Book Details: Visit us online at www.ballpublishing.com
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