A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants

A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants
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Abundantly 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. Osorio also demonstrates how native plants enhance any landscape or home garden layout and provides 14 photos of horticultural and landscape techniques using native plants. The 359 exceptional color photographs, all taken by the author, present some of the most arresting images of Florida native plants ever to appear in print. A visual delight, the book reveals the beauty and horticultural potential of native plants to the general gardening public. Osorio offers a detailed discussion of where to view these plants in the wild and in cultivation, as well as a chapter on Florida native plants on the Internet. As a guide for the responsible gardener and as an attractive introductory identification manual for naturalists, hikers, campers, teachers, and bird watchers, A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants is the authoritative sourcebook on native plants of the Sunshine State.
Country USA
Brand University Press of Florida
Manufacturer University Press of Florida
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
UPCs 667272185288
EANs 9780813018522
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of Florida
Manufacturer	University Press of Florida
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
UPCs	667272185288
EANs	9780813018522
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants

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