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Buried Treasures
Finding and Growing the World's Choicest Bulbs
Take a few chapters from a John le Carré spy thriller, add a hefty dose of exotic travelogue, blend with one of the best books on bulb growing ever written, and you've got Buried Treasures. For decades, Rukšāns has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to bring back the botanical treasures that he offers through his nursery, often contending with corrupt government agents, armed rebels, drunken drivers, and even (before the fall of the Soviet Union) the KGB. Packed with accounts of his extensive travels, Buried Treasures also offers an abundance of trustworthy information about the care and cultivation of every major and minor genus of bulb-forming plant.
Media reviews of this book:
"Every now and then ... a book comes along that gives me pause. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part how-to, Buried Treasures by Latvian bulb expert Janis Ruksans is not a book to be skimmed."
—Sara Begg, Horticulture, November/December 2007
"Here ... the bulb enthusiast will find a little adventure and some horticultural intrigue."
—B. Rowe, Choice, November 2007
"Interspersed with accurate flower descriptions are captivating stories of plant discoveries in native habitats. Ruksans' saga informs, intrigues, and charms the reader with his devotion and passion for these jewels of the underground."
—John Bagnasco, Garden Compass, September/October 2007
"A unique and very different bulb book; and the best bulb book seen in many years. ... Some of the best information about growing bulbs from seed that is currently available. ... Very easy for the average grower to understand. ... This is what is so lacking in bulb books today."
—Deborah Jordan, Bulbs, Summer/Fall 2007
"Fairly bursting with vivid descriptions, Ruksans' latest effort rewards plant connoisseurs with authoritative horticultural insights and sheds light on the dedicated enterprise of an impassioned plantsman."
—Alice Joyce, Booklist, May 1, 2007
Customer reviews of this book:
"Both informative and entertaining. It's a book that I will return to again and again. I already like the author!"
—Anthony P. from Greenville, Maine, November 8, 2007
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
460 pp.
Book dimensions:
7.38 x 10.38 in
(265 x 185 mm)
Illustrations:
304 color photos, 4 maps
ISBN-13:
9780881928181
ISBN-10:
0881928186
About Jānis Rukšāns
Jānis Rukšāns
Jānis Rukšāns has been growing bulbs since age twelve and since 1991 has operated his own bulb nursery in his native Latvia, specializing in rare and unusual bulbs. He has taken part in several expeditions searching for new bulbs throughout Europe and Central Asia ...
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