I first became aware of Christopher and Basak Gardner when I purchased a copy of Flora of the Silk Road.
Since I was born, and have lived almost all my life in the steppes of western America, I’ve gradually become
aware of the tremendous parallels our...
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I first became aware of Christopher and Basak Gardner when I purchased a copy of Flora of the Silk Road.
Since I was born, and have lived almost all my life in the steppes of western America, I’ve gradually become
aware of the tremendous parallels our semi-arid continental climate shares with central Asia. This has
become a focus of research and interest for public horticulturists throughout the intermountain west (and
a centerpiece of Denver Botanic Gardens). Over the last few decades, half a dozen of us have taken trips
throughout the stans and Mongolia to study this flora and conduct plant exploration. We had begun to feel
we’d learned a lot until suddenly the Flora of the Silk Road revealed a whole world of plants new to us and
proffered so many fresh insights. It was so successful that it quickly sold out, but a new edition will be in
print to accompany this new exciting volume. Chris and Basak have explored so many places few tourists,
or even botanists visit
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