Book Description
A quick reference guide to Florida landscape plants for students and homeowners.
Author : Timothy K. Broschat
Publisher : Betrock Information Systems, Incorporated
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 35,72 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
A quick reference guide to Florida landscape plants for students and homeowners.
Author : Tom MacCubbin
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0760370532
In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Florida Gardener's Handbook, gardeners in the Sunshine State are handed all the know-how they'll need to grow a lush, productive garden. The environmentally sound growing info for both edible and ornamental plants found here is your green thumb map to success. With profiles of more than 300 plants proven to thrive in Florida's unique climate, including shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, vegetables, fruits, tropical plants, lawn grasses, and more, you'll be able to select the best plants to create a beautiful landscape or a high-yielding edible garden. Helpful charts highlight sun and shade requirements and offer clear and concise plant variety information. Month-by-month care and cultivation guides are offered for each plant group, guiding your journey—even if you're a first-time Florida gardener. Authors Tom MacCubbin and Georgia B. Tasker, along with pro gardeners Robert Bowden and Joe Lamp'l, address the many challenges of Florida gardening, including a changing climate and saltwater gardening information. The how-to methods for planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, and much more are rich with information essential to Floridians. This comprehensive and extensive guide is the best resource for growing in the Sunshine State. Whether you live in Nassau County, the Florida Keys, or somewhere in between, the Florida Gardener's Handbook has you covered. Florida Gardener's Handbook is part of the Gardener's Handbook series from Cool Springs Press. Other books in the series include Midwest Gardener's Handbook, Carolinas Gardener's Handbook, Northwest Gardener's Handbook, and many others.
Author : Tom MacCubbin
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 2002-06-21
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1930604785
Gardening experts Georgia Tasker and Tom MacCubbin present advice on choosing plants for the diverse landscape of Florida. More than 160 entries provide information on planting, growing, and caring for a myriad of plants.
Author : Tom MacCubbin
Publisher :
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,50 MB
Release : 2013-08-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1591865468
Full-color plant photos and complete growing instructions for the native plants of Florida.
Author : Robert G. Haehle
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 11,33 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 158979480X
Many counties in Florida now require that new commercial landscapes contain a percentage of native plants. Native landscapes are easier to maintain, use less water and thrive without chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Native Florida Plants describes every type of regional flora—-from seaside foliage and wildflowers to grassy meadows, shrubs, vines, and aquatic gardens—-in 301 profiles and accompanying color photographs.
Author : Neil G. Odenwald
Publisher : Claitor's Law Books and Publishing
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Landscape gardening
ISBN : 159804317X
Highlighting more than 1,000 plants--from trees and shrubs to vines and grasses--this updated edition of Odenwald and Turners guide keeps with a traditional emphasis on the practical use of plants to solve and prevent landscape design problems.
Author : Amanda Jarrett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1561649406
For gardeners lucky enough to live in the subtropical and tropical zones, here are 83 shrubs they can count on to display beautiful flowers and/or colorful, interesting leaves. Stunning color photos and practical advice make this book an inspiration as well as a how-to manual for those who want their gardens to put on a tropical show throughout the year. Learn how to use shrubs in garden design for hedges, borders, screens, bank covers, mass plantings, containers, as well as bird and butterfly attractors. You'll also learn how to maintain a healthy garden. In her straightforward style, Amanda Jarrett covers the basics of planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, mulching, and controlling insects and diseases. Just follow Amanda's common-sense advice, and your garden will blossom for years to come.
Author : Edward F. Gilman
Publisher : Betrock Information Systems, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,46 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Botany
ISBN : 9780962976148
An excellent reference source for anyone interested in the Florida landscape.
Author : Diana Vogelsong
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This selective volume contains information that describes key reference material and significant works for the practice and study of landscape architecture. Coverage includes reference works, general texts and histories, landscape architects and architectural firms, practical handbooks, plant guides, core works on places and projects, periodicals, and institution resources. A useful glossary defines key terms important for understanding the structure of the resources and literature for the field of landscape architecture. Also includes Subject Index and Author/Title Index.
Author : George Staples
Publisher :
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Gardening
ISBN :