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Written by Richard Lyons
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Monday, 26 September 2005 |
PLANT IDENTIFICATION & REFERENCE BOOKS
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Tropical and Subtropical Trees : An Encyclopedia by Margaret Barwick, Anton van der Schans, Jan Barwick Claudy
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exhaustive, lavishly illustrated A--Z encyclopedic guide to tropical
and subtropical trees is destined to become a much-treasured, hard-used
garden classic. Margaret Barwick describes trees by their specific
attributes and profiles, such as color, shape, texture, flowers,
foliage, edible fruit, spice or timber, and those that have
traditionally provided an essential element to the lives of their
communities. In addition to the 1,981 color photographs of trees taken
in the wild at the peak of their condition, and over two hundred tree
silhouettes depicting height and spread, there are eighty specially
commissioned artworks of the morphology of leaves, flowers and fruit,
as well as a collection of useful quick-reference checklists that will
help gardeners, designers and planners to choose appropriate species
for specific use and conditions.Tropical & Subtropical Trees
contains handy summary boxes for every species that cover details such
as growth habits, light and shade requirements, tolerances, soil types,
details of propagation and problems that may occur, resulting in an
irresistible mix of images, descriptive captions and informed reference
texts. Margaret Barwick presents her considerable knowledge of the
trees' natural habitat in a lively and accessible fashion, peppering
her text with anecdotes and snippets of information on the trees'
agricultural or medicinal applications, and even their sacred or
mystical associations.Tropical & Subtropical Trees is an
essential reference book for all enthusiastic gardeners, designers,
professional landscapers and landscape architects, students of botany,
arboriculturists and horticulturists, as well as the curious traveller
with an interest in and passion for the tropical and subtropical.
From the Inside Flap
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Tropical Flowering Plants by Kirsten Albrecht Llamas-
Tropical plant enthusiasts who enjoy cultivating unusual blooms and
green thumbs seeking practical advice on how to care for rare specimens
will embrace Llamas' up-to-date guide to a wealth of species that
should flourish in USDA zone 9 or do equally well if nurtured indoors
and brought outside in summer. Arranged according to botanical
families, plant listings open up a wondrous world of evergreen shrubs,
bulbous herbs, epiphytic vines, and clustering palm trees. Scientific
names are linked to common ones for clarity, while descriptions contain
insightful details regarding plant origins, habitats, and cultivation
requirements. The straightforward yet engaging writing style, along
with a profusion of telling photographs depicting leaf shapes, showy
flowers, and tree forms, will help in identification as well as in
selecting plants to grow, whether one gardens in a greenhouse, on a
windowsill, or outdoors in a sun-drenched climate. Alice Joyce
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Collecting contributions from 100 distinguished horticulturists, the handsome and lavishly illustrated American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
is a truly definitive gardening reference. With its 1,092 tiny-print
pages, this may not be the book to tuck into your pocket as you weed
and mulch, but what this encyclopedia lacks in portability, it
certainly makes up for in scope. Hardy and tender plants, heirloom
varieties and the latest hybrids--they're all accounted for here, with
growing tips and background information about native habitats and
ornamental features. You'll also find a fascinating section about
botany, as well as information about basic gardening techniques such as
mulching, staking, pruning, propagating, and protecting plants for
winter. But the encyclopedia's main attraction is the individual plant
entries--more than 15,000 of them, embellished with 6,000 full-color
photographs and illustrations. From the visual glossary of leaves to
the map of growing regions, The American Horticultural Society A-Z of
Garden Plants provides an unsurpassed wealth of botanical information,
making it the yardstick by which all other gardening references must be
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Great book for specific information on Florida gardening. The Florida Gardener's Guide
contains specific information on 200 plants and is the definitive
Florida gardening book. It is an easy to follow guide on what, when,
where and how to plant and care for plants that grow best in Florida.
The book references plants by the region in which they grow, their
common and botanical names, and even has a full color section including
photos of each plant featured in the book. Gardening in northern
Florida is different from gardening in the southern regions and this is
also taken into account. The Florida Gardener's Guide is perfect for
newcomers to the state as well as natives, new gardeners and those with
experience. Pick this book up and grow the garden you always wanted. |
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The Gardener's Gripe Book - Perennials
behaving like annuals, dead and gone after just one season. Neighbors'
tomatoes that always come in a week earlier than yours. It's gardening,
Abby Adams loves it, and in a book as perceptive as it is funny she
shares a lifetime's obsessions with its mysterious ways. Not only is
this book a joy to read, but it also has a lot of information about the
history of the garden. It also makes you really appreciate living any
zone south of the author's zone 5 garden. |
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A Garden Diary-There
are books and books and books for gardeners but, this book is
Definitely for Gardening in South Florida Written at a level that is
Easy to Understand, Practical and Fun Divided into the Four Seasons for
Month to Month Guides
1. What to Plant
2. When to Plant
3. Where to Plant
4. When to Feed
5. When to Water
6. What is Making your Plant Sick and
7. Answers to Questions on Everything from A to Z in the South Florida Garden
Added Features: Pages for Gardening Notes Places to Visit, Internet
Connections, Butterfly Gardening, Organic Pest Control - And So Much
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Now available once again with a new preface by the author, The Book of Bamboo
introduces us to the oldest, most remarkable resource on the planet.
Part catalog, part history, The Book of Bamboo shows us how this
versatile wood, which is both sustainable and plentiful, has been used
for thousands of years to make items ranging from things needed for
survival like clothing and housing to more exotic and luxurious objects
like phonograph needles and children's toys, as well as dozens of
others. With information both practical and wistful, David Farrelly
tells us about the plant's biology and life cycle, gives tips on
harvesting and planting, and lore about the ancient wood. Farrelly
conveys the rich and timeless message that bamboo -- strong, flexible,
and beautiful in both its natural and its finished states is an
abundant resource that could beneficially replace many of the less
sustainable materials now commonly used in many aspects of our daily
lives and transform our culture in the process. |
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Native Florida Plants -
A wonderful book about plants native to Florida. It 's one of our
favorite references here at the nursery. This book is beautifully
illustrated and full of usefull information. Anyone growing plants in
our area should really give this book a serious look. |
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Modern
vandas are the most spectacular of all cultivated orchids, offering a
kaleidoscopic range of colors and often blooming six times a year or
more with flowers lasting up to eight weeks. This book presents for the
first time a history of the introduction of Vanda species and an
accurate modern scientific view of the genus, including exciting
developments in hybridization. Drawing on 40 years of practical
experience, the author offers a comprehensive horticultural treatment
that includes the botany, breeding, care, and cultivation of vandas.
All major diseases and pests and their control are discussed. Written
for the advanced horticulturist, Vandas addresses not only the culture
for temperate greenhouses, but also that for tropical and subtropical
gardens and shade houses, the places where these orchids are most
commonly grown. |
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The Art of South Florida Gardening: A unique Guide to Planning, Planting, and Making Your Subtropical Garden Grow
By Harold Songdahl, Coralee Leon, George Curtis
Review to come.
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Your Florida Garden-Gardeners
in the southeast have a totally different environment from the rest of
the country and this book comprehensively addresses those issues. This
book contains listings of both rare and common plants that are
excellent for the southern and/or tropical garden. The book also deals
with issues posed by gardening in the southeast. Many of the plants
discussed are coming back in popularity as specialty annuals for the
northern gardeners as well. Highly recommended for anyone living in or
moving to Florida and the Deep South. |
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Woody Ornamentals for Deep South Gardens
"The
definitive handbook and guide to garden trees and shrubs. Take it with
you to the nursery." David Gibson, University of West Florida
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Florida Gardening by the Sea is
a primer for anyone new to gardening in this state's suprisingly
hostile environment, especially near the coast, with it's sandy,
alkaline soil, drought and downpours, salty well water, and occasional
freezing weather. Starting with the basics of plant care and
propagation, the book also covers what coastal gardners need to knpow
about control techniques, specific plants, landscaping, and gardening
activities month by month. |
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Common Coastal Plants in Florida-This
book has complete desciptions of Florida's beach, dune, and wetland
comunities and is a guide to selection and cultivation of plant species
appropriate for each type to help gardeners assess the needs of their
coastal properties. Plant characteristics, plant availability, planting
and maintenance guidelines, and commercial sources for vegetation
provide hands-on, how-to, information. Fourty color photographs and 35
drawings serve as a convenient, user-friendly identification guide. |
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Gardens by the Sea-Based
on the hands-on experience of members of the Garden Club of Palm Beach,
it includes chapters on palms, aroids, shrubs, dooryard fruit,
flowering trees, herbs, orchids, roses, mangroves, and an essay on the
history of the island of Palm Beach and its gardens and gardeners.
Separate chapters deal with environmental issues and present new
techniques to reduce water requirements. Special inserts on botany and
cultivation, with simple sketches and explanations of practical terms,
will enable uninitiated readers to become "horticulturally literate" at
a glance. |
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Palms of South Florida -
Beginners in palm study are often dismayed to discover that botanists
do not separate the palms into categories by single characteristics but
rather by a long list of criteria that are described in jargon. This is
a book for those who are interested in palms ! but have not mastered
the technical method or vocabulary of the botanists. Stevenson’s
approach emphasizes apparent similarities that may be of more
significance to the amateur. His hand-drawn illustrations highlight
specific features of the overall plant or of particular components that
serve to distinguish it from its relatives.
George B. Stevenson, a freelance writer, is the author or
coauthor of several books, including Native Trees of the Bahamas and
Native Trees of Everglades National Park.
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The Tropical Look-This
book just received the American Horticultural Society’s Garden Book of
the Year Award. It’s filled with over 400 color photos of tropical and
tropical-looking plants from both coasts -- Lotusland in Santa Barbara,
the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek CA, the UC Berkeley Botanical
Garden, Fairchild Tropical Garden in FL, David Fairchild’s home in
Coral Gables (The Kampong), Texas gardens and various other locations
around the country and the world.
The plants are easily found in
alphabetical order, first by genus and then by species (with nearly
5,000 species, cultivars and hybrids listed) and the pronounciation of
each has been mercifully included. The encyclopedia portion of the book
also includes the plant’s family name, the plant’s common name, the
growing zone, light and moisture requirements, special considerations
of the plants and how to propagate. The author’s obvious love of these
plants shows through in the lively descriptions, and when you’re
reading about a new discovery you have Mr. Riffle sharing your passion
for the plant and telling you what you need to know to ensure its
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