Subtropical Plants: A Practical Gardening Guide - Softcover

Sparrow, Jacqueline; Hanly, Gil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881925446 ISBN 13: 9780881925449

Publisher: Timber Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Illustrated with 200 color photos, this book offers practical guidance to gardening with the increasingly popular subtropical and tropical plants. The authors describe and provide cultivation information for a wide selection of plants, including palms, orchids, cacti, and bromeliads.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Brilliantly colorful and luxuriant, subtropical and tropical-style gardens are highly popular and becoming increasingly so. This practical book is a guide not only to the range of attractive subtropicals but also to selected tropical plants that can be grown in subtropical areas.

It includes trees and shrubs, palms and cycads, climbers, orchids, bulbs and perennials, cacti and succulents, bromeliads, and a selection of fruit. Descriptions and cultivation information are given for each species.

The book is illustrated throughout with 200 color photographs, making it an important addition to the gardener’s reference library.

About the Author:

Gil Hanly is a highly experienced garden photographer. She has contributed to countless publications in her homeland of New Zealand and worldwide, including The Subtropical Garden.

Jacqueline Sparrow is one of New Zealand’s best-known garden writers. She is the author of several books and contributes regularly to gardening magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0881925446
• ISBN 13: 9780881925449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176