THE ORANGERY - The History and the Plants
Kirsten Engholm, gardener at the Orangery in Fredensborg Palace Garden, has worked with orangery plants for more than 20 years, and it has become her passion. The Orangery at Fredensborg Palace Garden is one of the few run as a stately 18th-century orangery, where age-old tub plants are cultivated and cared for like royal treasures.
In the book "The Orangery - the History and the Plants", Kirsten Engholm tells the story of orangeries around the world, the many plants that have been used in them over time, and how best to grow them.
Hardcover, 124 pages.
Measures 17.5x23.5 cm.
Historically, citrus plants have been the most important orangery specimens, and in recent years a wide selection of different varieties has become commonly available. Many people try to grow them, but it doesn’t always work out. That’s why this book has a special focus on citrus, but it also covers olives, bay laurel, camellia, myrtle, boxwood, African lily and many other plants, offering useful tips to help them survive for many, many years.
A book for everyone who has or dreams of an orangery, or who simply enjoys these fascinating orangery plants.
