Coastal Florida Gardening: A Botanical Perspective - Softcover

Stephen Spotte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144953869X ISBN 13: 9781449538699

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

Gardening is difficult along Florida's coasts. Tropical rainforest plants adapt poorly to salt drift, wind, and impoverished soils. Coastal Florida Gardening is the only book to address these and other problems by treating plants as living entities instead of simple yard ornaments. Dr. Stephen Spotte approaches gardening from the standpoint of plant physiology, explaining mechanisms by which plants extract water and essential elements from soil, manufacture nutrients to feed themselves, and adapt (or fail to adapt) to environmental conditions. Botanical principles are then applied to such practices as watering, fertilizing, pruning, and similar procedures needed to sustain tropical plants in a subtropical landscape. The clear prose is reinforced by illustrations, tables, a glossary of terms, and a detailed index. In blending botany with the trowel, Coastal Florida Gardening is a rare find for those interested in how tropical plants function and how gardeners can meet their needs.

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Spotte is Adjunct Scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 144953869X
• ISBN 13: 9781449538699
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 230