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Passalong Plants by Felder Rushing (Paperback, 1993)

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These botanical heirlooms, such as flowering almond, blackberry lily, and night-blooming cereus, usually can't be found in neighborhood garden centers; about the only way to obtain a passalong plant is to beg a cutting from the fortunate gardener who has one.

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Passalongs are plants that have survived in gardens for decades by being handed from one person to another. These botanical heirlooms, such as flowering almond, blackberry lily, and night-blooming cereus, usually can't be found in neighborhood garden centers; about the only way to obtain a passalong plant is to beg a cutting from the fortunate gardener who has one. In this lively and sometimes irreverent book (don't miss the chapter on yard art), Steve Bender and Felder Rushing describe 117 such plants, giving particulars on hardiness, size, uses in the garden, and horticultural requirements. They present this information in the informal, chatty, and sometimes humorous manner that your next-door neighbor might use when giving you a cutting of her treasured Confederate rose. And, of course, because they are discussing passalong plants, they note the best method of sharing each plant with other gardeners. Because you might not spy a banana shrub or sweet pea in your neighborhood, the authors list mail-order sources for the heirloom plants described. They also give tips on how to organize your own plant swap. Although the authors live in and write about the South, many of the plants they discuss will grow elsewhere. from the book Amid the clamor of press releases touting the newest, improved versions of this bulb or that perennial, what keeps people interested in old-fashioned plants? Nostalgia, for one thing. It's hard not to feel a special fondness for that Confederate rose, night-blooming cereus, or alstroemeria lovingly tended by your grandmother when you were a child. Such heirloom plants evoke memories of your first garden, of relatives and neighbors that have since passed on, of prized bushes you accidentally annihilated with your bicycle. Recall the time you first received a particular plant, and you'll recall the person who gave it to you. |Frederick Douglass was unquestionably the foremost black American of the nineteenth century. The extraordinary life of this former slave turned abolitionist orator, newspaper editor, social reformer, race leader, and Republican party advocate has inspire

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13
9780807844182
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94924525

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229mm
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203mm

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Title_Author
Felder Rushing
Book Title
Passalong Plants
Author
Felder Rushing
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Gardening
Publication Year
1993
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Number of Pages
236 Pages

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item 1 Felder Rushing Passalong Plants (Paperback) (US IMPORT)
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item 2 Felder Rushing Passalong Plants (Paperback)
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item 3 Passalong Plants by Steve Bender (English) Paperback Book
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5 out of 5 stars
by martymom25616 Aug, 2017
It's like getting advice from your neighbors.
First let me say that this book is geared toward southern gardens. It focuses on old fashioned flowers that you saw in Grandma 's yard and have forgotten the name of. You will find lots of information and helpful hints as the authors reminisce about their own experiences and gardens they have known. This book doesn't cover a vast number of plants but it does fully review the 117 they include in their tales. Color photos of each plant help you recognize what is being rated. There are few thumbs down in this book- they write about what they love.
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5 out of 5 stars
by SsQOqQGqQpS@Del...10 Jul, 2018
Great if you like old fashioned plants
I've had this book for years. I bought this one for a friend who borrowed it and fell in love. I like Steve Bender and like the old timey plants that are passed along by friends and relatives
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by 2005vennie05 Jul, 2019
Fun Reference Guide
Both entertaining and factual this book has caused me to take closer looks along roads off the beaten path!
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5 out of 5 stars
by deesponies31 Dec, 2020
Full of old time plants.
A good book especially for southern plants. Locations are given for purchases of these plants.
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5 out of 5 stars
by slochyloon27 Jan, 2021
Funny, happy memories and garden inspiration
The books stories awakened some childhood memories of gardeners and heirloom plants I have known. Passalong plants are a wonderful tradition.
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It's like getting advice from your neighbors.

Great if you like old fashioned plants

Fun Reference Guide

Full of old time plants.

Funny, happy memories and garden inspiration

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