Best Native Plants for Southern Gardens

by Nelson, Gil

• ISBN13: 9780813034584
• ISBN10: 0813034582
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-05
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Best Native Plants for Southern Gardens highlights and illustrates several hundred readily available and easy-to-grow native species for gardeners and landscapers living in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Author Biography

Gil Nelson is a writer, naturalist, and field botanist specializing in the southeastern United States. He is the author of a dozen successful gardening and botanical field guides including Florida's Best Native Landscape Plants.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Financial Sponsorship	p. xi
Gardening with Native Plants
Gardening with Native Plants: An Introduction	p. 3
Gardening with Native Plants: Historical Highlights	p. 16
Weeds, Aliens, and Invasive Plants	p. 23
Re-creating Nature: Theme Gardening with Native Plants	p. 42
Favorite Groups of Native Plants
Old-Timey Natives	p. 69
Challenge Plants	p. 93
Native Azaleas, Mountain Laurel, Blueberries, and Other Heaths	p. 104
Magnolias and Their Relatives	p. 134
Maples, Buckeyes, Sumacs, and Wafer Ash	p. 159
Hollies	p. 172
Native Roses	p. 193
Perennial Asters	p. 212
Perennial Beans, Mints, and Milkweeds	p. 236
Vines, Groundcovers, and Spring Ephemerals	p. 261
Catalog of 100 Good Doers	p. 293
Sources for Native Plants	p. 391
Reference List of Names Used in the Text	p. 399
Bibliography	p. 403
Index	p. 407
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