Landscaping With Tropical Plants

Great informative book.

Book was everything I expected

This book give you lots of ideas of planting and choosing what tropical plants suit your garden- lots of information and picture

OK

So many plants that I would love to have, all the things my dreams consist of plant and garden wise

Excellent

Very good

Big leaves for exotic effect is a better book then this one for make tropical gardens in the UK. This book focuses really on plants only suitable for southern USA gardens and indoor plants. The above mentioned book is much better.

Good one

While looking for a book on tropical or tropical looking plants for a temperat garden i found this book to be very helpful. I actually bought three books, Hot Plants for Cool Climates, Paradise Found and this book. I think this is the best of the three.This book has many pictures of landscapes and various plant combinations, all plants are named in the picture, which i find helpful. The book has many helpful areas, lists of tropicals with fabulous flowers, tropicals with colourful foliage, vines, small-leafed tropicals for contrast, houseplants that thrive outdoors. How to look after in winter, summer maintenance. The back area of the book spotlights many tropical looking plants with pictures and information.This will become one of my favourite books

Laid out well, easy to follow, good for if you want to design in tropics with tropical plants.

Glossy presentation helps appreciate landscaping with tropical and subtropical plants. Typical of Sunset publications. Good for the beginner with probably a few good hints for the more experienced. I appreciated the importance of proper soil preparation and the recipe for it. Classification of different types of plants, their visual effects, and suggestions about choices also very helpful. Listing of nurseries specializing in tropical plants especially useful. Use of these types of plants requires dedication on the part of the planter with regard to cost, time commitment and also ability to accept the risk of failure in cold climates. Success therefore is all the more rewarding.

Lot of great information. My only issue was the quality of the book, it came torn...possibly glued back together. Also it came witha prayer card inside. While the card wasn't a terrible thing. Not all people carry the same beliefs. The cards should not be included.