The Right Plants for Dry Places: Native Plant Landscaping in Central Florida in Bloomington, MN

This revised and expanded second edition has more plant species and more photos, and all the information you need to incorporate natives into your central Florida garden. It tells how to identify, where to use, and how to care for 46 native trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines that grow in the region of Florida (roughly) contained in the area bordered by Levy, Volusia, Broward and Lee Counties—most of peninsular Florida. It also gives blooming and fruiting times, mature size, wildlife value and ethnobotanical uses. Choose native Florida plants for your home landscape—it's a great way to celebrate our state's environmental heritage, provide food and cover for wilslife and conserve our natural resources. Color photos throughout, plant charts, bibliography, index.