The Tropical Look

Robert Lee Riffle

ISBN 10: 1604690836 / ISBN 13: 9781604690835

Published by Timber Press, Inc., 2009

About this Item

pp. 526.

Seller Inventory # 263432023

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tropical Look
• Publisher: Timber Press, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604690836
• ISBN 13: 9781604690835
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Meant primarily for gardeners in USDA zones 8–10, The Tropical Look encompasses most of the southern U.S. and the West Coast. This groundbreaking encyclopedia of lush plants will also be useful to gardeners in other zones who are interested in growing tropical-looking plants (as opposed to strictly tropical plants, which cannot endure a frost) as half-hardy, annual, or conservatory plants.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white. 

About the Author

Robert Lee Riffle (1940–2006) was an internationally recognized authority on palms and tropical plants. His landmark book, The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants (1998), won an American Horticultural Society Book Award, as did An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms (2003), which he co-wrote with Paul Craft. For 25 years Bob was a strong presence online, answering questions and encouraging gardeners in their endeavors via postings on garden and plant message boards. He generously shared his extensive knowledge gently and with wit as the moderator of the International Palm Society's active PalmTalk message board. Bob was an accomplished pianist, a gifted photographer, and an enthusiastic film buff. He had finished writing the manuscript for the Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms when he passed away unexpectedly.