Florida Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Georgia Tasker (Author), Tom MacCubbin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Florida Gardener's Guide | Publication Date: September 1, 2001

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

Written by gardening experts Georgia Tasker and Tom MacCubbin, this book offers advice on the diverse landscape of Florida.

Contains easy to use advice on the top landscape plant choices (more than 160 entries) for Florida.

Recommends specific varieties and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for Florida's best plants.

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Book Description

Gardening is now the favorite outdoor leisure activity in America. Homeowners realize the health benefits available from gardening and the potential increase in their home's property value.  Regional gardening titles offer the most useful advice because they provide credible information on the plants that perform best in specific states. Gardeners want information they can trust and use successfully in their own gardens.  The Arizona Gardener's Guide is a full-color plant selection resource guide written especially for Arizona gardeners. It includes the top 175 landscape plants as recommended by one of Arizona's most respected horticultural experts.

About the Author

MacCubbin graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in horticulture. He is currently an Extension urban horticulturalist in Orange County.

Tasker is a Master Gardener and has earned a certificate in commerical tropical botany from Florida International University. Tasker is an avid orchid grower and photographer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Revised edition (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930604785
• ISBN-13: 978-1930604780
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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67 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good general stuff, January 11, 2000

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This review is from: Florida Gardener's Guide (Paperback)

I found this book to be helpful in presenting a large overview of what will grow in my state - often a tricky place for transplanted gardeners! I'm no professional, but I am trying to find plants that are supposed to do well in my area instead of using plants with which I might be more familiar. I turned to the MacCubbin/Tasker book because it offered suggestions for all the "micro-climates" in my yard in addition to telling me whether or not something was better suited to areas more to my north or south. I have been able to use this book to plan my landscape using plants I never might have considered and I know they will thrive without extra fuss.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't make a move in my yard without this book!, July 11, 2005

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Sheri Ann Johnson "paperback_princess" (Tampa Bay, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Florida Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Ok! I've been in Florida since I was 4 years old... 34 years. My Mom started me loving plants & gardening. I have never read a book on Florida gardening like this book & I've been around a lot of plant books. Everything wonderful that I want to grow in Florida is featured in this book & the pictures are the best. Each plant is featured on its own page & at the bottom of the page the author gives his opinion on his personal favorite selection. I can't believe how many new plants I have been turned on to by reading this book, like the Kaffir Lily (Clivia), which I now own 3! Absolutely beautiful plant! The book also has several references to Florida native plants & plants that are in keeping with a the old Florida look, which I'm especially fond of. Not every book on Florida plants is going to have every little thing, but if you're looking for the best of everything, an interesting yet easy read, stop right here... You just found it!

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST FLORIDA GARDEN BOOK, EVER!, July 9, 2003

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M. Jacobs "JacobsFamily4" (Daytona Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Florida Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I am a new homeowner, and I have bought several books on the ins and outs of gardening. This book is the best. If offers simple to read pages on different types of plants to be used in Florida. I consider this my "garden bible." I realize that it is not in-depth, but it certainly highlights the basic information on what type of plant, where to plant, and what to feed it. I have purchased most of my plants for my landscape based on recommendations from this book. I have been more than pleased with the results.

If there is a book you need to help you design your home landscape, this is definately the place to start!