Our members care about studying, conserving, and cultivating some of our planet's most interesting plants, many of which are only found in our most at-risk environments.
This species tulip is native to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan, where it grows on rocky hillsides. In the trade, it goes under several synonyms, the most popular being Tulipa batalinii. However, it also includes the "species" maximowiczii and afghanica. From a bulb, arises a stem to 10-25 cm, topped with a solitary flower about 6 cm in diameter. The flowers are typically red, but can vary from yellow, bronze to deep red....
The Green Fuse: Essays in Making Sense of Gardens by Peter Dale
London: Reaktion Books, 2025 $40.00 list, $33.81 Amazon.
In the introduction of the book the author expresses his interest in “other, and more neglected, ways of looking for answers to the question ‘What do gardens mean.” This comes in the form of independent essays often looking at gardening through the lens of its associations with the arts, philosophy, or religion.
