Plants - General & Miscellaneous, Field Guides - Plants, Garden Types & Seasonal Gardens, Ornamental & Garden Plants
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Overview
Illustrated with 200 color photos, this book offers practical guidance to gardening with the increasingly popular subtropical and tropical plants. The authors describe and provide cultivation information for a wide selection of plants, including palms, orchids, cacti, and bromeliads.Editorials
Booklist
An intriguing realm of exotic plants comes together in Sparrow's user-friendly guide aimed at introducing gardeners to subtropical and choice tropical specimens. . . . Hanly's accompanying photographs capture all sorts of striking foliage effects and uncompromising floral accents to inspire plant lovers and pique the interest of gardening newcomers.Provides an elegantly and precisely written introduction to the many ornamental plants grown in subtropical regions of the world. Covered in the volume are trees, shrubs, palms and cycads, climbers, orchids, bulbs and perennials, succulents, bromeliads, and fruit. Includes some 200 fine color photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
June 15, 2002
Publisher
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2002.
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780881925449