Your Florida Landscape: A Complete Guide to Planting and Maintenance - Paperback

by Robert J. Black (Author), Edward Gilman (Author)

In this full-color eco-friendly guide to landscaping in Florida, the authors discuss trees, palms, shrubs, ground covers, and vines as well as the uses of mulches and compost. Additional problem-solving sections tackle soils and fertilizers, pruning, weeds, nematodes, plant diseases, and coping with cold weather. A safety guide and list of resources for further help make this the most complete single-volume source for environmentally sound landscaping in Florida and a boon for newcomers to the state.

Author Biography

Robert J. Black is consumer horticulturist and Kathleen C. Ruppert is environmental horticulturist with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida.