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 (Other)

Overview

Gardeners from Key West to Lake Okeechobee and on up the coasts know that gardening advice for the rest of the country just doesn't apply here. South Florida is unique, and The Art of South Florida Gardening is uniquely intended for South Florida gardeners, who have depended on the solid advice in this book since the first edition came out more than a decade ago. Now it has been updated with more helpful facts, tips, and advice for the conservation-conscious gardener of the 21st century, while maintaining the practical, easygoing attitude South Florida gardeners have found so comforting over the years. This book still makes gardening in South Florida inviting and fun, whether you are an old hand or have just moved here and even if you have never before considered getting your hands dirty. Harold's warm, wise voice is always encouraging and enthusiastic, and Coralee's lively engaging prose will have you reading as much for pleasure as for its valuable information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561643936
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,096,484
Product dimensions:	6.03(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.64(d)

Table of Contents

Things Are Different Here

Before you Plant, Plan

Branching into Trees

Sure—Fire Shrubs

Grass with Class

Making Plants Grow: Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition

Wild Things: Insects, Fungus, and Weeds

Plant Collecting: The Gardener's High

The Weather Game

Harold's Laws of the Garden

Plants with Personality

Nonstop Vegetables

The Changing Landscape

Helpful Information

Editorial Reviews

"With humor, common sense, and whimsy, the secrets of successful gardening are demystified, revealing answers to almost any question the reader might ask."

From the Publisher

Until now, it has not been possible to recommend only one book to gardeners living on the Treasure Coast or farther south. [This book] should be required reading for both new residents and native neophytes and comes highly recommended.

Ft. Pierce Tribune

The end result is truly excellent—a book of easy to understand information, along with easy to apply solutions to common problems. It's an excellent tome to guide gardeners through new—and bigger and better—green—thumb projects.

Naples Daily News