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Opere di Daniel J. Hinkley

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This is a fascinating book and I was thrilled to find it at our nearest Lee Valley store marked down to $3 CDN from £30. However, it quickly turned out to be more expensive than it originally appeared, a bit high-maintenance one might say, as I felt compelled to seek out some of the references he cites!
 
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muumi | 1 altra recensione | Feb 19, 2020 |
Review for : The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials

Following the introduction, gardener, garden writer and explorer Dan Hinkley looks at a number of plant genus through over 30 chapters. Also discussed are plant propagation and plant collecting; a list of plant sources in the USA, UK, Netherlands, France, New Zealand and Australia; and the book includes a bibliography and a comprehensive index.

The chapters are conveniently arranged alphabetically by plant genus, if not by chapter title, and the plants or groups include: Actinidiaceae; Alangium; Aristolochia; Azara; Buddleja; Calycanthus; Clerodendrum; Clethera; Daphne, Edgeworthia and Ovidia; Daphniphyllum; Drymis, Tasmannia and Pseudowintera; Eucryphia; Euonymus; Garrya; Hamamelis; Helwingia; Hydrangea; Illicium; Itea; Lardizabala; Mahonia and Berberis; Metapanax and other Araliaceae; Oleaceae; Pittosporum and Billardiera; Sarcococca; Sassafras; Stachyurus; Viburnum.

Around 250 plants are illustrated in full-colour good size photographs; and there are some very attractive and fascinating plants shown, with the accompanying text only adding to their allure. Hinckley writes with the enthusiasm that comes from the personal experience of seeing these plants in their natural setting, and he highlights just what it is about each plant that makes it worthy of a space in the garden. He also includes notes form his travel journals that help add to the picture of the plants' natural setting.

This is a fascinating book, a good read and very informative. There are also some wonderful new discoveries here, so many stunning plants that something is bound to appeal, they may not all be plants that shout with vivid colours or displays, but one thing the seems to stand out is that all these plants have a distinctive presence about them; the only problem one is left with is how to obtain some of these gems for ones own garden.
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presto | 1 altra recensione | Apr 24, 2012 |
Review for: The Explorer's Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World

Following the foreword by another plant explorer Roy Lancaster, Dan Hinkley write about a number of plants through 28 chapters, the book also includes a list mail-order sources for plants in various parts of the world, a glossary, bibliography and a comprehensive index.

The plants discussed, or more appropriately "discovered" include: the Rununculids; climbing Aconites; Actaea, Bessia and Cimicifuga; Hepatica; Thalictrum; Berberidaceous; Corydalis; woodland Poppies; Rheums; Cardamine, Pachyphragma and Wasabia; Triosteum; Aralias; Umbellifers; Cardiandra, Mukdenia and Kirengeshoma; Saxifrages; Rodgersia ad Darmera; Gunnera; Lathyrus; hardy Geraniums; Mandragora and Scopolia; Omphalodes and Myosotidium; Syneilesis and Ainsliaca; Asarumm and Saruma; Arisaema and Pinella; Solomon's Seals; Cardiocrinum; Helonias and Heloniopsis; Paris, Trillidium and Scopliopus. (Hope I've spelt them all correctly!).

Around 200 plants are illustrated in colour photographs throughout the book, mostly half-page in size. In the extensive accompanying text Hinkley writes with enthusiasm and from personal experience, this is not second-hand information but a gardener and explorer writing with passion about what he loves adn ahving seen these plants in the natural habitat. The chapters usually follow the same patters: a general dicussion of the genus including growing them, followed by descriptions of a number of the species and concluding with notes on Hardiness, Cultivation and Propagation.

This is a fascinating book that is bound to introduce the reader to many new and desirable plants. The photographs are very good, showing the plants clearly without glamorising them. There are few if any plants here that are garden prima-donnas, but there are many plants that have a refined quality and air of distinction that makes them very appealing and garden worthy. I would be very surprised if and true gardener did not come away from this book with a list of must have plants to add to their garden.
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