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Florida
Wildflowers in
Their Natural Communities
Walter Kingsley Taylor Landscaping
for Florida’s Wildlife Joe Schaefer and George Tanner Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates Bijan Dehgan
Robert J. Black and Edward F. Gilman Your Florida Garden 5th edition, abridged John V. Watkins and Herbert S. Wolfe "Probably the single most comprehensive volume on the subject of gardening in our state. . . . If your desert island were off the coast of Florida, this is the one book you’d choose to take with you."—Tallahassee Democrat 1987. 368 pp.
Illustrations, charts, tables, ISBN 0-8130-0862-X Paper,
$14.95 Florida
Landscape Plants John V. Watkins and Thomas J. Sheehan Illustrated by Marion Ruff Sheehan "An indispensable reference. . . . Every Florida gardener should have this book."—Florida Times-Union 1975. 420 pp. Illustrations, map, glossary, indexes. ISBN 0-8130-0861-1 Paper,
$15.95 A Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida Richard P. Wunderlin "The long-awaited taxonomic key to the flora of Florida is now in print . . . This is the first time that we have in a single volume the means to identify our abundant and diverse flora."— The Tarpaper, Florida Native Plant Society Florida’s vascular plants by family, genus, and species—plus scientific and common names, general habitat preference, and, for non-native plants, region of nativity. 1998. 912 pp. 6 X 9. Map, glossary, index. ISBN 0-8130-1556-1 Cloth, $35.00 Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central Florida Richard P. Wunderlin Taxonomic keys of flowering and non-flowering vascular plants; reference for specialists, serious amateur botanists, and students. 1982, revised, 1992. 472 pp. ISBN 0-8130-0748-8 Cloth, $39.95 Mary Jane McSwain "Most gardening books in this country, with an emphasis on more temperate climates, have nothing or little to say about Florida’s unique conditions. Here is a book devoted solely to the Florida gardener. It includes chapters on basics, control techniques, specific plants, landscaping and garden calendars (geared to our seasons!). . . . Invites even the inexperienced to pick up a trowel and dig in."—Tampa Tribune 1997. 336 pp. 6 X 9. 35 color photos, 7 line drawings, 3 tables, glossary, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1529-4 Cloth, $24.95 |
A Complete Guide to Planting and Maintenance Robert J. Black and Kathleen C. Ruppert Chapters cover trees, palms, shrubs, ground covers, and vines, mulches and compost. The best single-volume source for ecologically correct landscaping in Florida. Published in cooperation with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences 1997. 240 pp. 29 pages of color photos, line drawings ISBN 0-8130-1641-X Paper, $19.95
Robert J. Black and Kathleen C. Ruppert The absolutely comprehensive and eco-friendly guide to lawn care in Florida. Chapters address the 8 Florida grasses, soil analysis, fertilization, mowing, watering, drought response, pest and weed identification / control, and pesticide use. Published in cooperation with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences 1997. 224 pp. 21 pages of color plates, illustrations ISBN 0-8130-1643-6 Paper,
$19.95 Woody Ornamentals for Deep South Gardens David J. Rogers and Constance Rogers "The definitive handbook and guide to garden trees and shrubs. Take it with you to the nursery."—David J. Gibson Complete information about trees, shrubs, woody vines, and ground covers in USDA Zone 8, which begins the Texas-Mexico border and cuts through the panhandle and north-central Florida. 1991. 296 pp. Photographs, line drawings, map, notes, tables, indexes. ISBN 0-8130-1011-X Cloth,
$34.95 Common Coastal Plants in Florida A Guide to Planting and Maintenance Edited by Michael R. Barnett and David W. Crewz "This is the homeowner’s complete tome to coastal (read that ‘salt-tolerant’) plants. . . . A great guide for home or office areas."—Palm Beach Post "If you are challenged by trying to garden on property facing salt or brackish water, here’s help."—Southern Living 1997. 124 pp. 8.5 X 11.
40 color photos, ISBN 0-8130-1551-0 Paper, $17.95 Trees of Northern Florida Herman Kurz and Robert K. Godfrey "How much more enjoyable it is to visit the Florida forests when you know the trees. . . . How much more pleasure it would have been for me when I was growing up in the North Florida woods if I could have had a copy of a book like [this] . . . a book filled with hundreds of descriptions and pen and ink illustrations that show the principal identifying features of the species described." —Nixon Smiley, Miami Herald 1962. 311 pp. Illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-0666-X Paper, $29.95 Palms of South Florida George B. Stevenson "Jargon got you down, friend? You don’t know a coconut palm from a grape palm and your visitors from up north are asking you all kinds of questions about palm trees . . . loosen up. Here’s help in [what] may be the best introduction yet. . . . A primer and more, designed to make you an instant expert."—Naples Daily News 1996 (rept.). 251 pp. 7 X 10. Illustrations, index of common names, index. ISBN 0-8130-1441-7 Paper, $19.95 |
