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Shade Gardening for Florida
By Monica Moran Brandies
Size 7" x 10", 144 pages, b&w and color photos,
extensive plant directory, bibliography, index.
ISBN 0-8200-0421-9, $19.95
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Having it "made in the shade" sometimes
can be more of a problem than a godsend for the gardener. Lawns, roses,
and some flowering plants may not thrive or bloom as well there as in full
sun. But there are many foliage and flowering plants that absolutely love
the shade. Learn what you can plant in different kinds of shade--deep,
dappled, or something in between--and how to maintain your trees and
landscape to keep the level of shade you want, whether your ideal garden
evokes an exotic tropical jungle or an enchanting woodland forest!
About the
Author
Mrs. Brandies is a full-time freelance writer whose work has been
published extensively. She writes about gardening, landscaping, family
life, handicapped children, religion, travel, self-help, crafts, how-to,
parenting, food, nutrition, health, business, people and the environment.
Once a regular contributor to the garden pages of the Des Moines Register,
the Muscatine Journal and the Tampa Tribune, she now writes and takes
photos for the Grower's Guide pages of the Brandon News. Her weekly
newspaper columns have appeared in various local papers for nearly 25
years.
Books to which Mrs. Brandies has
contributed include Step-by-Step Landscaping and New Garden
Book (Better Homes & Gardens), All About Trees and All
About Ground Covers (both by Ortho Books). With Lois Trigg Chaplin
she co-authored The Florida Gardener's Book of Lists and with
Betty Mackey
A
Cutting Garden for Florida. She has also written the following
gardening books:
Xeriscaping for Florida Homes,
Florida Gardening: The Newcomer's Survival Manual,
Herbs and Spices for Florida Gardens, and Ortho's Guide to
Herbs. Her first book, Sprouts and Saplings, was published
by Strawberry Hill Press. In 1997 she expanded her repertoire into
autobiographical essays with
Bless You for the Gifts, a delightful collection of stories
about family farm life.
Mrs. Brandies' magazine credits include Better Homes & Gardens
Ideas, Nursery Digest, Midwest Living, Family Circle, Woman's Day,
Family Digest, Catholic Digest, House and Garden, Flower and Garden,
and many others. |
Table of Contents
~ Introduction ~
Why Shade Gardening Is Different in Florida
1 The Importance of
Shade
2 Getting Shade &
Maintaining the Shade Level
3 Beware of Too Much Shade
4 Different Kinds of Shade
5 Canopy Management
& Shade Modification
6 Developing Your Shade Gardening
7 Plans for Shady Gardens
8 Maintenance Considerations for Shade
Color Photographs of Shade-loving Plants
9 Directory of Popular
Shade-loving Plants
Appendix:
Sources for Plants & Information
Bibliography
Index
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