Denver Botanic Gardens

Leslie Garisto

Joseph Tomocik

The latest entry in this popular, user-friendly series includes comprehensive information assembled by the leading experts at the most prestigious North American botanical gardens, arboreta, and display gardens. A plant selector featuring information on more than 200 water plants is included, plus an extensive section on tropical plants and hardy water lilies. 350+ photos, 300 in color.

Water Gardening

Dan Johnson

Michael Bone

Panayoti Kelaidis

Mike Kintgen

Larry G. Vickerman

Steppes—semi-arid biomes dominated by forbs, grasses, and grass-like species, and characterized by extremes of cold and heat—occupy enormous areas on four continents. Yet these ecosystems are among the least studied on our planet. Given that the birth and evolution of human beings have been so intimately interwoven with steppe regions, it is amazing that so few attempts have been made to compare and quantify the features of these regions. In this ground-breaking volume, five leading voices in horticulture—all staff members of Denver Botanic Gardens—examine the plants, climate, geology, and geography of the world’s steppes: central Asia, central and intermountain North America, Patagonia, and South Africa. Drawing upon their first-hand experience, the writers illuminate the distinctive features of each region, with a particular emphasis on the striking similarities between their floras. Each chapter includes a primer of species of horticultural interest—a rich resource for readers with an interest in steppe plants.

The Plants and Ecology of the World's Semi-arid Regions

Steppes

Vera Stucky Evenson

Recommended as a Great Summer Read by Colorado Public Radio In Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region, Vera Evenson, curator of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at the Denver Botanic Gardens, covers species of mushrooms found in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. This comprehensive guide features introductory chapters on the basics of mushroom structure, life cycles, and habitats. Profiles for 220 mushroom species include color photographs, keys, and diagrams to aid in identification, and tips on how to recognize and avoid poisonous mushrooms.

Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region

A must-have for wildflower enthusiasts, hikers, and naturalists in the rocky mountain region Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region—from the Denver Botanic Garden, the region’s recognized leader in horticulture—describes and illustrates more than 1,200 species commonly encountered in the region. Covers entire Rocky Mountain range from Canada south to New Mexico, separated into Northern Rockies, Middle Rockies, and Southern Rockies Describes and illustrates nearly 1200 species Includes perennials, annuals, biennials, vines, shrubs, and subshrubs, both native and non-native 1245 superb color photographs, 1189 range maps, 1 ecoregions map User-friendly organization by flower color and petal count Authoritative trailside reference

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