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Book: The Revised Savage Garden

Book: The Revised Savage Garden

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Peter D'Amato's award winning guide on how to grow carnivorous plants is hands-down the most comprehensive guide and the number one bestselling bible to these fascinating oddities. Beautiful, exotic, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive indoors and out,...

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Peter D'Amato's award winning guide on how to grow carnivorous plants is hands-down the most comprehensive guide and the number one bestselling bible to these fascinating oddities.

Beautiful, exotic, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive indoors and out, in a wide variety of climates.  Whether you're a beginner with your first Venus flytrap or an expert looking for the latest specimen, this book covers everything you need to create and nurture your very own little garden of horrors.

This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind.  Now with 48 more pages and lots more photos, mostly taken by our own Damon Collingsworth!

This updated edition covers changes in soil and fertilizer products, water quality updates, advances in artificial lighting, new information on transplanting, pot sizes, and plant grooming, and the many incredible new species of carnivorous plants that have been discovered and hybridized, including a dozen new sun pitchers and over 50 tropical pitcher plants.  It also includes the metric system for our carnivorous plant friends abroad!

This book is a great gift for anyone new to the hobby or if you are interested in learning more about the different species of carnivorous plants. 

  • Winner of The American Horticultural Society's Book Award
  • "The Savage Garden is a wonderful book." - Martha Stewart
  • "Five Stars" - Amazon.com
  • "An Exhaustive Work" - The Los Angeles Times
  • "Stunning" - Science News
  • "This book is a steal at this price" - The Richmond Times-Dispatch

SHIPPING IN 1-3 WEEKS

We are a small, family-style nursery with a team of just ten passionate plant lovers, and every order is handled with the same personal care we give our own gardens. Please allow 1–3 weeks for processing as we hand-select, clean, wrap, and pack each plant individually to make sure it arrives in perfect condition.

Shipping Information

We are a small, family-style nursery with a team of just ten passionate plant lovers, and every order is handled with the same personal care we give our own gardens. Please allow 1–3 weeks for processing as we hand-select, clean, wrap, and pack each plant individually to make sure it arrives in perfect condition. Shipping then takes an additional 2–7 days depending on your location. We truly appreciate your patience and your support of a small business — it means the world to us!

We use USPS Priority Mail and after 30+ years of shipping plants all over the U.S. year-round, it remains the best and most cost-effective shipping service we have ever used!

Book: The Revised Savage Garden

FAQs

WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY ORDER?

We guarantee your plant arrives alive and healthy. If there is a problem, email us within 72 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant, and we will make it right.

Please note: some cosmetic stress from shipping is normal and not eligible for replacement, including minor leaf loss, brown spots or small tears. Our team will use their expertise to determine whether an issue qualifies under this guarantee. There is also seasonal, cyclical growth to many of these plants and they may arrive dormant.

HOW LONG DOES SHIPPING TAKE?

We are a small, family-style nursery with a tight-knit team of dedicated plant lovers, and every single order is handled with the same care we’d give our own gardens. Once you place your order, please allow 1–3 weeks for processing — that’s our team hand-selecting your plants, gently cleaning them up, carefully wrapping each one, and packing everything with love to make sure it arrives at your door in the best shape possible. Shipping then takes an additional 2–7 days depending on your location. We know waiting is hard when you’re excited about new plants, but we promise the extra time is worth it — no order here is ever rushed or treated like just another box on a conveyor belt. Thank you so much for supporting a small business and trusting us with your little green family members! 🌿

What are the best carnivorous plants for terrariums?

You can grow carnivorous plants in terrariums and we recommend Mexican Pinguicula, Nepenthes, Cape Sundews and Tropical/Indoor Sundews

What are the best outdoor carnivorous plants?

While there is some variability based on your location, plants like Sarracenia, Venus flytraps and temperate Drosera do well outdoors!

What are the best carnivorous plants for indoors?

Many carnivorous plants make great houseplants! Try Nepenthes, Drosera capensis, Pinguicula

WHAT ARE THE BEST PLANTS FOR BEGINNERS?

Drosera capensis is THE perfect beginner's plant! Cape sundews are handsome, dewy plants that are very easy to grow. They will catch gnats, fruit flies, and flies and can easily grow on a sunny kitchen windowsill.