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Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates - new book

ISBN: 9780813016283

ID: 9780813016283

In one volume this book seems to encompass all the plants native and exotic grown in Florida. No small feat! . . . No other reference work that I know of covers the field as comprehensively as this.--Edward Golden, horticutural consultant and past president, Sarasota Orchid Society From Florida to California and on to Hawaii, gardeners who want a current, thorough, and user-friendly guide to the common indoor foliage and outdoor landscape plants for U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8, 9, 10, and 11 will welcome this fully illustrated book. With precise line drawings for nearly 500 plant species, the work presents a description of cultivated ferns, cone-bearing plants, and flowering ornamental plants for warmer climates. It offers a description of the families, essential identifying features, and horticultural information for each plant, including origin, cold hardiness zones, propagation techniques, and soil, fertilizer, irrigation, and light requirements. The author also discusses identification features under clearly demarcated headings of growth habit, foliage, stem and bark, flower, and fruit. With a comprehensive glossary of terms commonly used in plant identification and a cross-referenced index of common and scientific names, readers will be able to find information with minimal effort. This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a reliable resource for plant selection and care. In addition, it will be indispensable to garden clubs, volunteer Master Gardeners, nursery professionals, extension agents, and landscape architects. It also can serve as a plant identification text for students of environmental horticulture, forestry, and other plant science-related fields. Bijan Dehgan is professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida. He is internationally recognized for his taxonomic and horticultural research and major publicatio ... Books, [PU: University of Florida Press]

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Bijan Dehgan:
Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates - used book

ISBN: 0813016282

ID: 5442562

In one volume this book seems to encompass all the plants native and exotic grown in Florida. No small feat! . . . No other reference work that I know of covers the field as comprehensively as this."--Edward Golden, horticutural consultant and past president, Sarasota Orchid Society From Florida to California and on to Hawaii, gardeners who want a current, thorough, and user-friendly guide to the common indoor foliage and outdoor landscape plants for U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8, 9, 10, and 11 will welcome this fully illustrated book. With precise line drawings for nearly 500 plant species, the work presents a description of cultivated ferns, cone-bearing plants, and flowering ornamental plants for warmer climates. It offers a description of the families, essential identifying features, and horticultural information for each plant, including origin, cold hardiness zones, propagation techniques, and soil, fertilizer, irrigation, and light requirements. The author also discusses identification features under clearly demarcated headings of growth habit, foliage, stem and bark, flower, and fruit. With a comprehensive glossary of terms commonly used in plant identification and a cross-referenced index of common and scientific names, readers will be able to find information with minimal effort. This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a reliable resource for plant selec biological sciences,botany,by climate,crafts and hobbies,home and garden,gardening,gardening and landscaping,landscape,ornamental plants,science Landscape, University Press of Florida

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Bijan Dehgan:
Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates - new book

ISBN: 9780813016283

ID: 1001004001002525

This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a reliable resource for plant selection and care.Taal: Engels; Afmetingen: 36x260x178 mm; Gewicht: 1,16 kg; Verschijningsdatum: december 1998; Druk: 1; ISBN10: 0813016282; ISBN13: 9780813016283; , Engelstalig | Paperback | 1998, Hobby, Huis & Natuur, Tuinieren, University Press Of Florida

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Bijan Dehgan:
Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates - Paperback

ISBN: 9780813016283

ID: 9780813016283

Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates Landscape-Plants-for-Subtropical-Climates~~Bijan-Dehgan Gardening>Arid And Low Water>Arid/Low Water Paperback, University Press of Florida

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Bijan Dehgan:
Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates - Paperback

1998, ISBN: 9780813016283

ID: 455616

Softcover, Buch, [PU: University Press of Florida]