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Bulb Hunter
Wiesinger, Chris; Welch, William C.
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Description for Bulb Hunter
Paperback. Series: Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Service Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TVK; TVS; WMPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 907.
Dubbed the Bulb Hunter in a 2006 New York Times feature story, Chris Wiesinger took his passion for bulbs to vacant lots, abandoned houses, cemeteries, and construction sites throughout the South in search of botanical survivors whose descendants had never seen the inside of a big-box chain store. The vintage specimens Wiesinger sought came from hardy, historic stock, adapted to human neglect and hot climates, reappearing faithfully over decades without care or cultivation.
Traveling back roads, speaking to strangers, looking for the telltale colour of a remnant iris or lily, Wiesinger started digging, then began trying to grow ... Read more
Dubbed the Bulb Hunter in a 2006 New York Times feature story, Chris Wiesinger took his passion for bulbs to vacant lots, abandoned houses, cemeteries, and construction sites throughout the South in search of botanical survivors whose descendants had never seen the inside of a big-box chain store. The vintage specimens Wiesinger sought came from hardy, historic stock, adapted to human neglect and hot climates, reappearing faithfully over decades without care or cultivation.
Traveling back roads, speaking to strangers, looking for the telltale colour of a remnant iris or lily, Wiesinger started digging, then began trying to grow ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Service Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781603448215
SKU
V9781603448215
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About Wiesinger, Chris; Welch, William C.
Chris Wiesinger is the owner of the Southern Bulb Company, near Tyler, Texas, USA (featured in the New York Times, Southern Living, and House and Garden), where he farms and sells bulbs. He speaks to gardening groups throughout the country. William C. Welch is professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service landscape horticulturist in College Station, USA. He ... Read more
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