Books you may like to hear about

[johnw]

Günter emailed last week requesting my mailing address and said the books should go out in the next few weeks.

We should all be fluent in German before the winter is out.

And the hunt will be on for all those new continental drops...

johnw   - two absolutely perfect days in a row.  Lovely warm evenings.

[annew]

The reader will learn about plant care and propagation of onion, 

[Maggi Young]

The reader will learn about plant care and propagation of onion,  

Shoogly Google translation, Anne....... it should say "bulbs"  

This is a  bit more "English" ....
"Galanthus" the herald of spring, tender and charismatic: Over 300 snowdrop varieties are portrayed here for the first time in such abundance - brilliantly photographed in their natural environment. The reader will learn about plant care and propagation of bulbs, about collecting and the right tools. Indispensable for the Galanthophile, the book makes the novice curious and for the connoisseur is a practical and beautiful reference book. Think in Autumn of next Spring!
• For the first time: portraits of over 300 varieties - in brilliant photographs and informative text
• All about the care and propagation of snowdrops: Tips, tools, reference sources
• Unrivaled in the German-speaking countries

About the Author
Günter Waldorf was "infected by horticulture "at the age of six  ." Today he operates, with his wife a 3,000-square-foot garden on the Lower Rhine in Nettetal with about 450 snowdrop varieties. He is the initiator of the snowdrop days taking place there.

[Brian Ellis]

I didnt realise he was taking orders at the Gala. I ordered mine of amazon.de today

There were fliers for it everywhere Mark!

[Paddy Tobin]

What is the title of the book? Who are the publishers? Please.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

What is the title of the book? Who are the publishers? Please.

Paddy

From the Amazon Germany page Mark gave:
Schneeglöckchen: Zauber in Weiß. - Über dreihundert Sorten im Fotoporträt - von Günter Waldorf und Oliver Kipp von Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt

The picture of the cover shown on that page has DVA on the lower left of the cover and thus I presume that Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt  which is German Publishing House in English, is the name of the book's publisher . It seems there is a Random House connection.... http://www.randomhouse.de/dva/index.jsp

[Paddy Tobin]

As ever, Maggi, you are the most helpful. Many thanks, indeed. Paddy

No English version?

[johnw]

Good grief, I just browsed Schneeglöcken on USA Amazon to see if the book was for sale south of the border.  What do I discover?  Schumann wrote a lied entitled "Schneeglöcken", Op.96 #2! Had he lived into this century he could have written a cycle, a lied for every snowdrop.

Another by Hugo Wolf and the Schneeglöcken Waltzer by J.Strauss Jr.  Plenty of music for the next Gala, we can don our snowdrop caps and kick up heels!

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Snow drop music.... I might have known it was out there somewhere   


No sign of an English version as far as I can find, Paddy...... hope someone else knows better.....

[David Shaw]

A few days ago Mark referred to Chris Grey-Wilson's new book, Guide to the flowers of Western China. I have just come home from a trip to Galloway and found it waiting for me. What to say about it?
Well, my first thought before opening the packet was "That's a very small book for seventy quid!" The reason for this could be found inside the book - it is packed with over two thousand coloured pictures. Next problem is that the pictures are little more than thumbnails, one page has fourteen pictures! Also, some of the pictures are not good quality, even at this size. Looking through the book I wonder what the purpose is and who it is aimed at. It is purely a flora of plants from an area of China ranging from Shaanxi in the north east to Yunnan in the south west. I don't know just how many square miles this is, but it is a heck of a lot. The book is far too selective to do justice to any one location and so of limited use as a field guide and too technical to be of much interest on the coffee table.
I have just the one copy for sale and will order more on demand should anyone wish me to. The silver lining is that with the book being so expensive I can reduce my usual postage cost of 20% UK (£14) to only £10 - aren't I generouse. The RRP of the book is £70 so it will sell to members for £63. I will take a copy to the Discussion W/E and the AGM for people to look at.

[Maggi Young]

Doesn't sound too tempting, David.  What is the point in lots of tiny photos? 

[Brian Ellis]

No sign of an English version as far as I can find, Paddy...... hope someone else knows better.....

I think I am right in saying that it is only in German, but it would be lovely if it wasn't

[Maggi Young]

I've just received notice of another Snowdrop Book, this time in German, English,French and Dutch.
Photos by Josh Westrich, text by Clemens Heidger, due out in September 2011.
I assume you can buy it from Josh's webpage  www.flowercards.de
 but it is configured in such a way that I can only get the top half of every page to display on my screen so I am unable to say if that is the case!  

The book is called "For Galanthophiles"
"106 pages;  104 stunning photographs; awarded with the Grenfell Silver Medal 2010 from the Royal Horticultural Society "

 price 36 euros

The following pages will enlarge with a click  

[mark smyth]

My book is coming out soon 

Not really but I did go to a printer in February to get a quote

[Gerry Webster]

A few days ago Mark referred to Chris Grey-Wilson's new book, Guide to the flowers of Western China. I have just come home from a trip to Galloway and found it waiting for me. What to say about it?
Well, my first thought before opening the packet was "That's a very small book for seventy quid!" The reason for this could be found inside the book - it is packed with over two thousand coloured pictures. Next problem is that the pictures are little more than thumbnails, one page has fourteen pictures! Also, some of the pictures are not good quality, even at this size. Looking through the book I wonder what the purpose is and who it is aimed at. It is purely a flora of plants from an area of China ranging from Shaanxi in the north east to Yunnan in the south west. I don't know just how many square miles this is, but it is a heck of a lot. The book is far too selective to do justice to any one location and so of limited use as a field guide and too technical to be of much interest on the coffee table.
I have just the one copy for sale and will order more on demand should anyone wish me to. The silver lining is that with the book being so expensive I can reduce my usual postage cost of 20% UK (£14) to only £10 - aren't I generouse. The RRP of the book is £70 so it will sell to members for £63. I will take a copy to the Discussion W/E and the AGM for people to look at.

As a friend of mine once said (apropos another publication): "This book fills a much needed gap."