Скачать или смотреть June 2020 - Greg Starr "Agaves for the Landscape"

In this rescheduled presentation, Greg Starr will cover some basics about agaves and then move into some of the best species for landscape use in the Southwestern U.S. The species are grouped by size and arranged alphabetically within each grouping. Greg will show pictures of the plants in habitat and of them in landscapes. He will discuss general planting and care of agaves and culture for each one individually.

Greg was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, and has grown to love the desert and its flora and fauna. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, returning to the University of Arizona to study Botany and further his education in horticulture. Greg made his first foray into Mexico when he traveled to Baja California in 1981 with noted Sonoran Desert botanists Dr. Ray Turner and Dr. Tony Burgess. He got hooked on agaves during the trip and then Dr. Howard Scott Gentry’s book on Agaves of Continental North America was released in 1982, further fueling the fire of maguey.

Greg has described five species and one subspecies of agave and has several taxonomic projects that are on hiatus while the coronavirus shuts down field work outside of the U.S.

Greg’s first book, Cool Plants for Hot Gardens, was released at the end of April 2009. That is currently out of print, but he is currently revising and revamping the book and hopes to finish by next year. His second book, titled Agaves: Living Sculptures for Landscapes and Containers, was released in early May of 2012. The publisher told him there are fewer than 200 copies in the warehouse and they do not plan on reprinting the book. Greg has 50 copies in reserve for when it is no longer available in retail stores. He was a co-author for the Field Guide to the Cacti and Other Succulents of Arizona which will be heading into its third edition sometime this year.

Greg spends most of his days tapping at the computer hoping another book will take shape, preparing PowerPoint presentations and tending to Starr Nursery, specializing in agaves and related plants as well as other succulents that he can ship throughout the country.