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| View Larger Image | Easy Gardens for South Florida
by Pamela Crawford
| | List Price: | $39.95 | | Price: | $26.37 | | You Save: | $13.58 (34%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 24492 | | Studio: | Color Garden Inc | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 324 | | Publication Date: | September 20, 2001 | | Publisher: | Color Garden Inc |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Book Description
A comprehensive garden guide for south Florida, this book features detailed information on 100 easy plants and 65 easy gardens. The focus is on beautiful plant material and gardens that require little water and simple care. Perennials that provide constant color are also featured. Garden design chapters cover small gardens, shade gardens, sun gardens, and garden style. With 371 great color photos, the book is designed to simplify and beautify south Florida gardens. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 17 reviews)
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A Must have for a Florida Transplant 
If you are new to South Florida and would like to start a garden for your new home, this book is a must. South Florida's unique climate and soil can impede your garden from growing or even beginning. The money I saved on flowers that will not work in this climate easily paid for this book. The garden centers may sell the same plants you may have had up north, but unfortunately they will die quickly. After a year of trying different plants and being unsuccessful, I now have a beautiful garden filled with flowers I learned about in this book.
September 15, 2007 | |
FABULOUS BOOK
THE PICTURES ARE SPECTACULAR AND THE DESCRIPTIONS AND HINTS ARE THE BEST I'VE COME ACROSS - THANK YOU SO MUCH
July 24, 2007 | |
Excellent Reference
Great photos, well written, invaluable source of botonical info for serious South Florida gardeners, and the rest of us that just like to tinker in our gardens.
May 05, 2007 | |
The Only Books You Need for Florida Gardening
I have purchased all of Pamela's books because they tell you everything you need to know about Florida gardening, with pictures! But most importantly, Pamela has experimented with every plant described in the books and knows what works and what doesn't. She also discusses the maintenance and light conditions required for each plant to keep it looking healthy. Follow her advice and enjoy you garden. It will be beautiful!
Don Meder
Delray Beach, FL
March 10, 2006 | |
An Excellent Resource for (South) Florida Gardeners 
My husband got this book for me when he saw all the positive reviews. I was initially reluctant because I thought it was going to be just silly and repetitive. I was WRONG.
This book is never on the shelf, but always on my desk. Ms. Crawford does an excellent job of organizing the material, and particularly excels in giving you the information you need for each particular plant (light, shade, water, companions, etc.). She has tested each and every plant in the book, and therefore her comments are insightful. I particularly like the thumbnail section for types of gardens (bright, medium, shade and variations thereof).
My only criticism would be that she can be repetitive in her plant selections (lots of recommendations for ruellia katie and golden shrimp plant). However, I can't think of a better "plain-english" guide to gardening in this difficult climate.
March 30, 2005 | |
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