Synopses & Reviews
Tom MacCubbin and Georgia B. Tasker, with expert gardeners Robert Bowden and Joe Lamp’l, have combined years of gardening expertise into the best resource for the Sunshine State. Whether you live in Pensacola or Key West, or anywhere in between, the
Florida Gardener’s Handbook is the must-have guide for your Florida gardening success.
Florida Gardener’s Handbook features:• Eleven popular plant categories, from annuals to vines• Chapters on edible gardening including citrus, fruits, nuts, and vegetables• Extensive selection of beautiful tropical plants• Twelve months of around-the-garden advice for each of the plant categories• Information on sustainable and environmentally sound gardening practices With input from the most authoritative gardeners in Florida, we have compiled a complete garden
reference to answer any question and inspire your planting pursuits. Happy Gardening!
Synopsis
Techniques and advice for gardening in Florida, from the Panhandle to the Keys, with full-color photography for more than 300 plants.
Synopsis
The Florida Gardener’s Handbook has more than 300 proven plants, including tropical choices. Helpful icons highlight plant benefits and sun and shade requirements. Twelve months of when-to advice for each plant category help Florida gardeners keep their gardens growing. The authors address the challenges of Florida gardening with tropical and saltwater gardening information and garden how-tos for planting, pruning, watering, and much more. Full-color images for each plant and helpful illustrations and charts make this an easy-to-use resource for all Florida gardeners. This resource guide provides all the need-to-know information for Florida gardeners from leading Florida gardening experts.
About the Author
Joe Lamp'l (aka joe gardener) is the host of two national television shows: GardenSMART on PBS and DIY Network�s Fresh from the Garden. His latest project includes producing and hosting a brand new series on PBS, Growing a Greener World. He's also a syndicated columnist and author, and his latest book is The Green Gardener's Guide: Simple Significant Actions to Protect and Preserve the Planet. Tom MacCubbin (Orlando, FL) is known to gardeners in Florida through his radio and television programs and as a garden columnist for The Orlando Sentinel.www.betterlawns.com Georgia Tasker (Miami, FL) has been a garden writer for the Miami Herald for more than 20 years.www.fairchildgarden.org
Tom MacCubbin (Apopka, FL), writer of the Plant Doctor column for the Orlando Sentinel, has been helping gardeners throughout Florida for over 40 years. He is the television co-host of Central Florida Gardening, gardening consultant for Central Florida News 13, and 25-year co-host of the Better Lawns and Gardens radio broadcast across 24 Florida stations with his wife, Joani. With Cool Springs Press, MacCubbin is the author of Month-by-Month Gardening in Florida (2006), Florida Month-by-Month Gardening (due to publish in 2014), and Florida Fruit and Vegetable Gardening and is co-author of Florida Gardener's Handbook (2012) and Florida Getting Started Garden Guide (2013). He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in horticulture and is currently an extension agent emeritus with a full professor equivalent at the University of Florida."Better Lawns and Gardens": http://www.betterlawns.com/newhome.aspOrlando Sentinel: http://bit.ly/1a8NsHT
Table of Contents
Welcome to Gardening in FloridaProfilesAnnualsBulbs, Corms, Rhizomes & TubersCitrus, Nuts & Other FruitsHerbs & Other VegetablesLawnsOrnamental Grasses & GroundcoversPerennialsRoses & ShrubsTrees & PalmsTropical PlantsVinesAppendixIndex of Common NamesBotanical IndexMeet the Authors