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Written by Richard Lyons
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Monday, 26 September 2005 |
WILDERNESS GARDENING BOOKS: WILDFLOWERS AND WILDLIFE
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Everglades
Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades,
Including Big Cypress, Corkscrew, and Fakahatchee Swamps takes
you into the heart of South Florida, from Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf
of Mexico to Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay. Packed with detailed
descriptions of more than 200 vivid color photographs and a glossary of
botanical terms, this reference will help readers identify and
appreciate the wildflowers found in the Everglades. |
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Florida Keys Wildflowers
is the ultimate field guide to wildflowers, trees, and shrubs of the
ecoregion that extends from Soldier Key to the Marquesas Keys,
including Dry Tortugas. Packed with vivid color photos and informative
text, this valuable reference will help you identify and appreciate the
unique and varied flora of this lush, tropical region.
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Landscaping for Florida's Wildlife-In
a clear, step-by-step format this book tells how to create a
wildlife-friendly landscape that takes into account both people and
nature. The authors' theme- "put back what you don't need" - allows the
gardener to reduce maintenance costs while providing a habitat that
offers wildlife the essentials of food, cover, water, and space.This
easy-to-use guide features: |
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Florida Wildflowers-Walter
Taylor's guide will help readers recognize and identify wildflowers in
a different way, not principally by their color or family group, but by
where they're most likely to be found growing- their natural habitat.
This book is the first of its kind for Florida.
Detailed descriptions and 450+ color photos (of each community and
individual wildflower species) as well as listings of each flower's
scientific and common names, flowering time, habitats, distribution,
and geographical range make this the single most useful reference for
wildflower watchers, native plant gardeners, and anyone interested in
protecting the ecologically unique comunities that sustain Florida's
wildflowers.
With 500 color photos, 6 maps, 12 drawings, references and index.• A
tough, water-resistant cover and extra-durable binding, made to |
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Your Backyard Wildlife Year-This
fun but practical month-by-month guide is an ideal introduction to the
pleasures of wildlife gardening. In this beautiful book, Schneck has
created a working handbook for wildlife lovers, with projects, notes,
checklists, and advice for each month of the year. Readers will find
out how to grow and use all the wildlife-attracting plants mentioned,
and delightful "critter" profiles bring wildlife visitors closer than
ever. 150 full-color photos.withstand the rigors of field use |
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My Weeds-From
the author of the native gardening classic "Noah's Garden: Restoring
the Ecology of Our Own Backyard" comes "My Weeds," a foray into the
secret and fascinating lives of the world's most hated plants.
By asking of the common weed, "What kind of plant is this? How does it
behave? What is it up to in my garden? Can I thwart its plans?" Stein
shows how a thorough understanding of the enemy is the gardener's best
defense. Incredibly adaptive, weeds are also good teachers, and Stein
shows us what they tell us about our gardens and the lives of all
plants.• Detailed descriptions and color photos of more than 300 plants |
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• An introduction to the habitats and ecology of the Florida Keys |
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• A glossary of botanical terms |
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• A primer on plant characteristics |
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Keys Wildflowers is perfect for the novice and expert botanist alike.
Whether you are looking for the endemic Big Pine Partridge Pea, the
elusive Ghost Plant, or the fragrant Spicewood, this guide will enhance
your next journey into the captivating Florida Keys. |
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