Gardening With Trees: Trees Of The World For Gardens In The Southern Hemisphere And Other Temperate Regions By Una Van Der Spuy
Gardening With Trees: Trees Of The World For Gardens In The Southern Hemisphere And Other Temperate Regions
A Definitive Horticultural Direct Ledger for Scented, Quick-Growing, and Frost-Hardy Cultivars
A Definitive Horticultural Direct Ledger for Scented, Quick-Growing, and Frost-Hardy Cultivars
Bibliographic Specifications
• Title: Gardening With Trees: Trees Of The World For Gardens In The Southern Hemisphere And Other Temperate Regions
• Author: Una van der Spuy
• Publisher: Protea Press Publishers Ltd, Stellenbosch / Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 1977
• ISBN-10: 0909065039
• ISBN-13: 9780909065034
• Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
• Binding: Original publisher's premium textured cloth-bound hardboards with crisp stamped spine typography, housed in the original illustrated commercial dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Quarto (4to), approx. 200–240 pages. Extensively enhanced with hundreds of vivid full-colour botanical plates, landscape layout guides, and quick-reference planting matrices printed on high-grade semi-gloss stock.
• Language: English
• Title: Gardening With Trees: Trees Of The World For Gardens In The Southern Hemisphere And Other Temperate Regions
• Author: Una van der Spuy
• Publisher: Protea Press Publishers Ltd, Stellenbosch / Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 1977
• ISBN-10: 0909065039
• ISBN-13: 9780909065034
• Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
• Binding: Original publisher's premium textured cloth-bound hardboards with crisp stamped spine typography, housed in the original illustrated commercial dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Quarto (4to), approx. 200–240 pages. Extensively enhanced with hundreds of vivid full-colour botanical plates, landscape layout guides, and quick-reference planting matrices printed on high-grade semi-gloss stock.
• Language: English
Official Condition Report
• The Book: Very Good (VG)
o Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's hardboards are in very good condition, exhibiting flat faces, rigid joints, and clean borders. The spine is structurally intact, completely straight, and unbent, keeping its original secure binding geometry.
o Interior: Pristine, intact, and exceptionally clean. The internal pages and photographic inserts are free of age-toning, localized foxing, and thumb-soil. There are no former owner name plates, dealer pencil annotations, text highlighters, or library ink stamps.
• The Dust Jacket: Good Plus (G+) / Very Good (VG)
o Condition Details: The original illustrated jacket shows visible signs of historical shelf-wear, specifically focused as light rubbing, minor chipping, and localized wear along the outer margins and spine ends. The entire jacket has been carefully stabilized and enclosed in a professional, removable clear cellophane archival cover, which binds the vintage jacket components together beautifully and halts any future edge-wear.
• The Book: Very Good (VG)
o Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's hardboards are in very good condition, exhibiting flat faces, rigid joints, and clean borders. The spine is structurally intact, completely straight, and unbent, keeping its original secure binding geometry.
o Interior: Pristine, intact, and exceptionally clean. The internal pages and photographic inserts are free of age-toning, localized foxing, and thumb-soil. There are no former owner name plates, dealer pencil annotations, text highlighters, or library ink stamps.
• The Dust Jacket: Good Plus (G+) / Very Good (VG)
o Condition Details: The original illustrated jacket shows visible signs of historical shelf-wear, specifically focused as light rubbing, minor chipping, and localized wear along the outer margins and spine ends. The entire jacket has been carefully stabilized and enclosed in a professional, removable clear cellophane archival cover, which binds the vintage jacket components together beautifully and halts any future edge-wear.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1977 by Protea Press, Gardening With Trees stands as a monumental, highly practical landmark in Southern Hemisphere horticultural literature. Written by the legendary Una van der Spuy, this comprehensive work serves as an invaluable global reference manual designed specifically to solve the unique climatic challenges faced by gardeners in South Africa, Australia, South America, and related temperate zones.
Published in 1977 by Protea Press, Gardening With Trees stands as a monumental, highly practical landmark in Southern Hemisphere horticultural literature. Written by the legendary Una van der Spuy, this comprehensive work serves as an invaluable global reference manual designed specifically to solve the unique climatic challenges faced by gardeners in South Africa, Australia, South America, and related temperate zones.
The volume features an innovative, intuitive data layout that indicates at a glance which international tree species are highly resistant to heavy frost, thrive in mild winter microclimates, tolerate severe drought conditions, or succeed in highly alkaline soils. It features deep analytical catalogs highlighting trees categorized by ornamental assets—such as spectacular foliage, autumn colours, or heavily scented flowers—alongside targeted utility recommendations for fast-growing screens, agricultural windbreaks, or compact container planting on patios. Packed with beautiful colour photography and strict regional cultivation parameters, this scarce out-of-print textbook is an essential collectible for landscape architects, passionate horticulturists, and dedicated collectors of classic South African gardening literature.
Author Profile: Una Van Der Spuy
Una van der Spuy (1912–2012) was an exceptionally distinguished South African horticulturist, environmental conservationist, and incredibly prolific author who effectively shaped the landscape style of mid-century Southern Africa. Living to the remarkable age of 100 at her historic Old Nectar estate in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch—whose magnificent gardens were declared a National Monument under her care—she channeled her deep practical experience into writing groundbreaking text guides. Her celebrated bibliography includes standard references such as Gardening in South Africa, Ornamental Shrubs, and Wild Flowers of South Africa. Renowned for her rigorous empirical research, sharp structural prose, and pioneer work in color plant photography, van der Spuy remains a revered icon in international botany, celebrated for making advanced silviculture universally accessible to amateur and professional growers alike.
Una van der Spuy (1912–2012) was an exceptionally distinguished South African horticulturist, environmental conservationist, and incredibly prolific author who effectively shaped the landscape style of mid-century Southern Africa. Living to the remarkable age of 100 at her historic Old Nectar estate in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch—whose magnificent gardens were declared a National Monument under her care—she channeled her deep practical experience into writing groundbreaking text guides. Her celebrated bibliography includes standard references such as Gardening in South Africa, Ornamental Shrubs, and Wild Flowers of South Africa. Renowned for her rigorous empirical research, sharp structural prose, and pioneer work in color plant photography, van der Spuy remains a revered icon in international botany, celebrated for making advanced silviculture universally accessible to amateur and professional growers alike.
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