Your Florida Guide to Shrubs: Selection, Establishment, and Maintenance

No other book offers such colorful, complete, and reliable information about all aspects of the shrubs and small trees that thrive in the Florida landscape.

Written for everyone from the homeowner with limited gardening skills to the landscape professional or property manager, this book guides the reader through the practical steps involved in selecting and maintaining appropriate and healthy shrubs for all landscape uses. The authors cover
-- climatic and light requirements
-- bed design and preparation
-- plant size
-- mulching and pruning
-- environmental considerations
-- when to plant
-- when and how to water
-- maintaining shrubs without wasting natural resources

In addition to discussing exotic shrubs, this book describes how to use the abundant Florida native plants that have been all but ignored by other landscape and gardening books. It also includes a hardiness-zone map and an illustrated shrub selection guide.

Almost anyone can do a mediocre landscaping job with shrubs. By using this book, you make the decision to do a great job the right way!