A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: May 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780813018522
Subjects: Gardening: plants; Plant ecology; Plants - General; Gardening/Plants; Gardening; Gardening / Horticulture; Regional - General; Regional - South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA; Florida; Native plant gardening; Native plants for cultivation
Description: "Illustrated in full color, this guide provides detailed descriptions and methods of cultivation for 350 of Florida's most attractive and easily grown native plants, including ferns, wildflowers, shrubs, trees, vines, aquatics, and epiphytes (air plants)." "Written for both the beginner and the experienced gardener, it includes basic garden concepts as they apply to native plants - selection, site preparation, pruning, propagation, weeding, and pest control. Rufino Osorio also demonstrates how native plants enhance any landscape or home garden layout and provides photos of horticultural landscape techniques using native plants."--Jacket.