Author: Amanda JarrettPublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561642892
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Offers advice on selecting, growing, and caring for ornamental tropical shrubs.
Ornamental Tropical Shrubs
Author: Amanda JarrettPublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561642892
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Offers advice on selecting, growing, and caring for ornamental tropical shrubs.
Tropical Flowering Plants
Author: Kirsten Albrecht LlamasPublisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9781604694710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research -- and magnificent photography -- that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.
Plants for Tropical Landscapes
Author: Fred D. RauchPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824820343
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Carefully selected plants add color, character, and charm to a wide variety of outdoor settings, providing much enjoyment and increasing the value of your home. Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes. Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available today. Plants are organized by size (ground covers, low shrubs, medium shrubs, small trees) and are fully illustrated with more than 700 color photographs to aid in their identification. The book presents guidelines on plant characteristics, soil and water requirements, and suggested landscape use for each species. In addition, appendices list plants suitable for special uses (xeriscapes, windbreaks, night gardens) and sites (beach gardens, lanai, and houseplants).
Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere
Author: Byron E. MartinPublisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1603424652
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Enjoy fresh java brewed from your own coffee beans or juice from the orange tree growing in a sunny corner of your living room. Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants — in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home. With plenty of gorgeous foliage, entrancing fragrances, and luscious fruits, local food has never been more exotic.
Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour
Author: Katharina KreissigPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 366258817X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
This book is a practical, compact guide for the identification of common tropical and subtropical ornamental plants by flower colour. It is intended for anyone who is interested in plants and would like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm regions while travelling. Certainly everyone in a foreign country has at some point admired a particularly exotic flower and wished to know which plant it is. With appealing photos and comprehensible texts, this book provides the answer - quickly and easily. The author is an experienced tour guide and is regularly asked for eye-catching, ornamental plants on the way. She photographed the frequently requested plants and arranged them according to colour in this nature guide. This book is also suitable for beginners without previous botanical knowledge due to its illustrations and simple sorting.
Collins Guide to Tropical Plants
Author: Wilhelm LötschertPublisher: Harpercollins Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780002191128
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A description of ornamental and economic plants that are becoming more familiar to the current population
Tropical Ornamentals
Author: W. Arthur WhistlerPublisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881924480
Category : Plants, Ornamental
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Tropical Ornamentals: A Guide covers more than 400 of the plants most frequently encountered in gardens of the tropics. The accurate descriptions and more than 450 color photographs make it ideal for identifying ornamental plants grown in the tropics and sub-tropics, and often in temperate climates. Each description includes information on propagation methods and ideal growing conditions, making it useful for gardeners in determining how and where to cultivate the plants."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Ornamental Tropical Shrubs
Author: Amanda JarrettPublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 1561642754
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Offers advice on selecting, growing, and caring for ornamental tropical shrubs.
Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants
Author: Ahmed FayazPublisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9781742232904
Category : Tropical plants
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora.
Landscaping with Tropical Plants
Author: Monica Moran BrandiesPublisher: Sunset
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Design ideas; creative garden plans; cold-climate solutions.