Florida Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Vines & Groundcovers

Getting Started Garden Guide

by Tom MacCubbin, Georgia Tasker

Gardening experts Georgia Tasker and Tom MacCubbin offer foolproof advice on gardening within the diverse landscape of Florida.   The Florida Getting Started Garden Guide features region-specific advice on planting, growing, and caring for more than 150 of Florida’s top ornamental and native plants. From flowers and grasses to trees and tropical plants, this step-by-step guide includes useful information for the novice and experienced gardener alike. With gorgeous full-color photos of each plant, this guide will increase the enjoyment and satisfaction of any gardener hoping to learn about—and master—the natural environment of Florida.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Carlissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of useful information for the beginning gardener. I like the way this book is set up with different sections for trees, shrubs, vines, etc. and individual pages for example plants in that category with care information and a picture. I found lots of trees and plants that I would love to try growing if I could find out where to buy them! The down side of this book is that a lot of the plants discussed are tropical and won't grow in central or northern Florida.

[Daylynn Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short & sweet, very generalized overview of some flowers, shrubs, trees & vines. Not enough info on grasses, but it helps you know which plants work best in the area you live in Florida.