Florida Gardening
The Newcomer's Survival Manual

Monica Moran Brandies

ISBN: 978-1-893443-09-9
Order Number: GOV212
Price: $19.95

Laugh off the garden perils and grow a wonderful new landscape in Florida! Every day, newcomers arrive in Florida from northern states and are stumped by the sandbox soil, upside-down garden seasons, strange-looking lawn grass, and muggy-buggy climate. But they seeneighbors with lush Florida lawns and colorful plantings and fruit-bearing trees. How do these successful gardens happen? Find out in this user-friendly book that has told thousands of Floirda gardener wanna-bes how to make a great Florida lawn and garden. The second edition of this favorite book has been expanded to 136 pages, with new illustrations and information.

Chapters cover preparing for the move, avoiding costly mistakes, Florida plant material, exotic and plain flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetables, and fruits, container gardening in Florida, turning Florida sand into rich soil with mulch, native and eco-friendly plants, making good tree choices, and much more... all delivered with expertise and good humor by Monica Brandies.

8.25 in. x 11 in., 136 pages, paperback, line illustrations and b&w photos,
index. Expanded 2nd edition.

 


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