"Florida Gardener's Guide" offers state-specific information on the what, when, where, why and how of Florida gardening rather than generic regional or national information other publications contain.
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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.
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MacCubbin graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in horticulture. He is currently an Extension urban horticulturalist in Orange County.
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67 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good general stuff,
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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!,
By Sheri Ann Johnson "paperback_princess" (Tampa Bay, FL, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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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!,
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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!
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FLORIDA GARDENERS HAVE LEARNED that a quick way to add color to the landscape is to use annual flowers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
light mulch layer, following label instructions for bulbs, outward root growth, moisten dry soils, soils daily watering, entire planting site, shrubs need periodic pruning, same planting depth, planting sites moist, position this tree, most planting sites, pandorea vines, trees transplant best, prepared garden site, similar analysis fertilizer, planting site thoroughly, mulch several inches, most gardeners cut, nutrients from decaying organic matter, original planting site, pick pests, planting moisten, locate the plantings, soil moist until the plants, palm fertilizer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Light Requirement, South Florida, Central Florida, University of Florida, North Florida, West Indies, Florida Keys, United States, South America, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Other Name, Hurricane Andrew, Key West, New World, South Africa, Flowers of the World, New Guinea, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, David Bar-Zvi, Nolo Bait, Northern Florida, Southeast Asia, The Biology of Trees Native New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
FLORIDA GARDENERS HAVE LEARNED that a quick way to add color to the landscape is to use annual flowers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
light mulch layer, following label instructions for bulbs, outward root growth, moisten dry soils, soils daily watering, entire planting site, shrubs need periodic pruning, same planting depth, planting sites moist, position this tree, most planting sites, pandorea vines, trees transplant best, prepared garden site, similar analysis fertilizer, planting site thoroughly, mulch several inches, most gardeners cut, nutrients from decaying organic matter, original planting site, pick pests, planting moisten, locate the plantings, soil moist until the plants, palm fertilizer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Light Requirement, South Florida, Central Florida, University of Florida, North Florida, West Indies, Florida Keys, United States, South America, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Other Name, Hurricane Andrew, Key West, New World, South Africa, Flowers of the World, New Guinea, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, David Bar-Zvi, Nolo Bait, Northern Florida, Southeast Asia, The Biology of Trees Native New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Flowers Of The World by Rh Value Publishing on page 76, page 162, and Back Matter
- Gardening in the Tropics by R. E. Holttum on page 14, page 342, and Back Matter
- The Complete Book of Bananas by William O. Lessard on page 324, and Back Matter
- Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Florida Butterflies by Eugene J. Gerberg on page 171, and Back Matter
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