Media Reviews
Essential reading for the connoisseur, this book will also fascinate beginners looking for unusual bulbs, corms and tubers to grow out-of-doors.
Tony Hall The Garden 01/09/2007
This is a very informative and worthwhile book, providing great reading for those to whom bulbs are the spice of the plant world.
Brian Mathew The Plantsman 01/12/2007
A very readable book with much valuable information about hardy bulbs. ... Janis has a keen eye for variation.
Jekka McVicar Gardens Illustrated 01/10/2007
Fairly bursting with vivid descriptions, Ruksans' latest effort rewards plant connoisseurs with authoritative horticultural insights and sheds light on the dedicated enterprise of an impassioned plantsman.
Alice Joyce Booklist 01/05/2007
Interspersed with accurate flower descriptions are captivating stories of plant discoveries in native habitats. Ruksans' saga informs, intrigues, and charms the reader with his devotion and passion for these jewels of the underground.
John Bagnasco Garden Compass 01/09/2007
Every now and then ... a book comes along that gives me pause. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part how-to, Buried Treasures by Latvian bulb expert Janis Ruksans is not a book to be skimmed.
Sara Begg Horticulture 01/11/2007
Here ... the bulb enthusiast will find a little adventure and some horticultural intrigue.
B. Rowe Choice 01/11/2007
Readers will be enthralled. ... This is undoubtedly one of the very finest and most informative books on bulbs ever produced and it will surely stand the test of time.
Alpine Gardener 18/01/2008
A fascinating account of bulbs ... the volume will appeal especially to gardeners for the rich variety of unusual bulbs discussed and the wealth of information about growing them.
Shannon Hendrickson SciTech Book News 01/03/2008
A unique and very different bulb book; and the best bulb book seen in many years. ... Some of the best information about growing bulbs from seed that is currently available. ... Very easy for the average grower to understand. ... This is what is so lacking in bulb books today.
Deborah Jordan Bulbs 01/07/2007
This is an excellent book and it is a must for anyone with even the slightest interest in bulbs; I can assure you that once you have read how these bulbs came into cultivation you will have a much better enjoyment of these fascinating plants, the places where they grow and the people who introduce them.
Ian Young Rock Garden 01/02/2008
