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The Savage Garden

Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

Written by Peter D'Amato

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Published by: Ten Speed Press

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On Sale: May 01, 1998
Pages: 336 | ISBN: 978-0-89815-915-8
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Just about everyone's familiar with the Venus flytrap...but did you know that there are pitcher plants that can-and do!-digest an entire rat? Or that there are several hundred species of carnivorous plants on our planet? Full-color photographs of the plants at work and play, plus everything you need to know to successfully grow your own Little Shop of Horrors.Awards1999 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner ReviewsHow to get kids interested in gardening? The San Francisco Chronicle recommends The Savage Garden, "because there's nothing children like better than catching insects and feeding them to their houseplants."

Peter D'Amato

About Peter D'Amato

PETER D’AMATO has been growing carnivorous plants for nearly forty years and his nursery, California Carnivores (CaliforniaCarnivores.com), houses the world’s largest collection of carnivorous plants. D’Amato is cofounder of the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society and he lectures on the subject nationwide.

The Savage Garden by Peter D'Amato
Pub Date: May 01, 1998
Category: Gardening - Techniques; Nature - Plants
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
US Price: $24.99
ISBN: 9780898159158