Customer Reviews

Natural Florida Landscaping

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I like this book because it breaks down the different types of ecologies we see in Florida, unlike other books. Florida has so many different ecological niches that a one size fits all approach doesn't work. This book will show you how to fine tune "Florida Natural". It is the most complete book available, but is lacking in information on some wild plants, such as the pawpaw tree and its edible fruits and lovely blooms. (A real favorite in my garden.) In spite of these shortcomings, it is the best book on the market. I was able to use this book along with a Florida Aududon guide to collect seeds from the wild and harvest some plants at building sites about to be razed. This was a big savings over a nursery. Further, besides the savings in water bills, the upkeep is minimal. We have 4 acres and went natural and were able to get rid of our gardener. We have noticed and influx of butterflies and birds in our yard, along with other woodland animals. This book will help you create your own Eden the natural way. Highly recommend.

This little book is deceptively slim. Actually, it provides a compact but comprehensive overview of the significant differences between creating a natural landscape with native plants vs. a conventional contemporary Florida landscape of decorative exotics. It will give you a context within which the other native plant books can become useful to you.

Very happy I purchased this book. It absolutely helps when you are trying to go natural. I purchased this together with Native Florida Plants, Revised Edition: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Gardening by Robert G Haehle. The two together are wonderful. I'm sorry I did not get them years ago.

As a master gardener, I am getting lots of questions from people wanting to install a native landscape. Other books are great for describing native plants but this is the first one that I have read that really helps the homeowner to understand, plan and install a native landscape. It is on my recommened reading list.

Will be relocating to SW FL in the fall & was anxious to be able to identify native plants as they are so different from SW PA! Didn't want to accidentally kill something for a lack of being able to identify it. Not to worry about it now.