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Landscaping With Tropical Plants (Sunset Series) [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Monica Moran Brandies (Author), Sunset Books (Author)

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Publication Date: December 31, 2003

Imagine the lush possibilities. In one volume with over 200 photographs, readers will discover how to grow an entire spectrum of exciting new plants in their home gardens. This book reveals the types of tropical plants that are right for your site, no matter what your climate. In addition, it will tell how to get various plants through the winter and into the next growing season. Just the thing for the gardener who wants to incorporate the exotic into the usual landscape.

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Paperback: 128 pages
ISBN-10: 0376034572
ASIN: B000FFJSNU
Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not if you live in the tropics, July 10, 2006

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This book is not for someone living in Zones 8,9,10 of the U.S. It focuses on how to use non-tropical plants or tropical plants as annuals to acheive a tropical "look". Not good if you actually live in the tropics and want a guide to plants for your area and how to care for them.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Pictures, February 6, 2004

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While the photographs in this book are attractive and plentiful, I was disappointed at the lack of in-depth information. The book was more of a general overview of possibilities. This would be a good book for beginning gardeners or those who wish merely an introduction to the subject.

It is possible that my expectations were set too high, as Ms. Brandies has authored two previous books that, in my opinion, no Florida gardener should be without - "The Florida Gardener's Book of Lists" and "Herbs and Spices for Florida Gardens: How to Grow and Enjoy Florida Plants With Special Uses."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy for the Tropical Gardener, May 26, 2007

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If you're like me, you prefer beautiful tropical landscape images over reading text about gardens. This book does an excellent job of that, particularly for the price. I regularly purchase books on tropical gardening, and what I don't want is another listing of plants, I can get that from the mail order catalogues. I like to see images of tropical environments that I can consider recreating, or views that show good tropical garden designs of actual plants (not drawn images). For the money, this book is well worth it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I never got this book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure joy in every page
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5.0 out of 5 stars How to Create a Tropical Look in the Temperate Zone Garden
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Published on June 26, 2007 by Marcos Barinas Uribe

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pine cone ginger, candle bush, dormant storage, root hardy, shrimp plant, licorice plant, true tropicals, dormant plants, tropical look, dead foliage, move outdoors, winter lows

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