The Florida Gardening Guide
By Emily Bavar, Tom McCubbin and Jim Clark
The Orlando Sentinel, 1981, 128 pages
Paperback. Some shelf wear and age. Some check marks and circling on lists and tables. Single penciled note inside back cover. Photos are of the actual item for sale and show a sample of pages.
Native Floridians frequently are as bewildered as newcomers over the variety of plants that can be grown here and the problems that befall them. What to do when northern texts don't apply nor, indeed, do those for southern gardens. The authors of this book sincerely hope it will serve as that guide. The emphasis is on the basics.
A practical handbook devoted to the particular conditions and challenges of gardening in Central Florida. It covers climate, soil, fertilizers, vegetables, citrus, lawns, trees, shrubs, ground covers, roses, orchids, houseplants, and more, along with color photographs, and useful reference tables. A useful purchase for Florida gardeners, newcomers to the region, or collectors of vintage regional gardening books, it offers locally focused advice that broader gardening manuals may overlook.
Includes:
- Cold Weather
- Poison Plants
- Month by Month Guide
- Garden Clubs
- Pool Planting