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February 18 2008 Coach Collector’s Garden A Review of The Collector’s Garden, by Ken Druse  Blueberry 'Darrow'
He speaks of gardeners, whom he calls missionaries, who have taken their passion and love of a single genus to a nursery pulpit. These believers spread the word of their favorites through the nursery trade, through botanical gardens, through societies, or as teachers.  Arisaema sikokianum
Ken reminds us that all gardeners must strive to preserve wild populations of plants. This simple rule was brought home with the near disappearance of cyclamen from its native woodlands due to over-harvesting. Many conservationist/gardeners become propagators in order to have and hold unusual plants.  Poncirus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon'
When you look through the pages, you will find close-ups of the unusual and the amazing, like the fruit of the Osage orange tree or a floriferous Martagon lily. Plantaholics feed their addiction with Ken Druse’ photos of gardens, pieces of gardens, and solo plants. "Where can I get it?" becomes the gardener’s mantra. Where else would you find Ken Druse and his much awarded book, The Collector’s Garden, but in Wayside Gardens Collector’s Edition catalog? Now available in softcover, The Collector’s Garden is the recipient of the Garden Writers Association Quill & Trowel Award for Best Photography (Book), and The American Horticultural Society’s Annual Book Award. Order Item #9310 from Wayside Gardens. ---Posted by Anne K Moore, February 18, 2008---
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