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Title: Month-by-month Gardening In Florida by Tom MacCubbin ISBN: 1-888608-24-2 Publisher: Cool Springs Press Pub. Date: 03 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A little convoluted
Comment: This books strengths are its wonderful lists of plants defined by climate, a must for Floridians, who have to know if that trumpet tree is really going to survive the winter in Orlando as compared to Key West. It's also useful if you need to know how to take care of specific items day to day. Roses require a lot of care and you can always check out the Rose calender in the book to see what you should be up to.
It is not a one-stop shop, however. The book doesn't give you an overall calender specifying what you should be doing each month, rather you need to go into each plant section to see what you should be up to in that specific area. In addition, though the lists are wonderful and amazingly long, you don't have pictures or detailed information on the plants, and so can't really make a good decision without going to the nursery and checking it out first-hand. Even then, you're not going to have a clear idea of what that plant is going to look like in three years, the winter, etc.
I would suggest the Florida Gardener's book of lists for those of you who are trying to find specific plants for your yard. The Southern Living series has the best pictures for the eager gardener. This book is good for Florida Gardener's who want to know how to care for specific plants year round, or how to maintain their lawn year round. For the rest of you, I'd suggest looking at some of Tom Macubbin's other books or the ones I mentioned above. Tom is a local Central Floridian, and really knows his stuff.
Recommended for advanced Florida gardeners who want to get down to the details of the daily care they need to put into specific areas of their garden.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Book
Comment: This book has lots of things in it. I think it will help to know month by month what to do. I purchased this book because we will be moving to Florida and I want all the knowledge I can get.
Rating: 4
Summary: A useful companion reference
Comment: While missing the colorful photos of many gardening books, this book is a valuable reference guide to use as a companion resource. The list of plants, attributes, dimensions, bloom season, planting time etc... in each section is a quick cheat-sheet when selecting plants. The authors also distinguish between the different conditions in North, Central and South Florida. The only drawback is the reference to plants only by common name without the latin name. Since a plant may be referred to by different common names, not knowing the latin name may leave you wondering, or unable to locate an interesting plant.
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Title: Florida Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition by Georgia Tasker, Tom MacCubbin ISBN: 1930604785 Publisher: Cool Springs Press Pub. Date: 21 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Complete Guide to Florida Gardening by Stan Defreitas ISBN: 0878335722 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: July, 1987 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Florida Gardening: Newcomer's Survival Manual by Monica Moran Brandies ISBN: 0961633832 Publisher: B. B. Mackey Books Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants by Rufino Osorio ISBN: 0813018528 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: 12 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Vegetable Gardening in Florida by James M. Stephens ISBN: 0813016746 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.16 |
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