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| Florida Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species | |
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James Kavanagh, Raymond Leung / Paperback / Published 1999 Recommended This is a laminated (waterproof) folding card that fits in a pocket or slips into a fannypack and provides a quick reference to over 100 Florida plants, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and introduced exotics. |
| The Guide to Florida Wildflowers |
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Walter Kingsley Taylor / Hardcover / Published 1992 Highly Recommended An identification guide that contains a wealth of information. Each entry includes a picture, habitat, blooming season and more technical information. |
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| Gardening with Native Plants |
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| Attracting Birds to Southern Gardens | |
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Thomas Pope, et al / Hardcover / Published 1993 Note: Includes information on birds and plants, including the birds they attract, but the information is not specific to Florida. |
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| The Bird Garden (National Audubon Society) |
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Stephen W. Kress / Hardcover / Published 1995 Highly Recommended While it divides the U.S. up into five regions, the section on the south does include information about many Florida native plants. Good information on setting up a habitat as well as how to build a small pond and full instructions for building several kinds of nest boxes and feeders. |
| The Butterfly Book: An Easy Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior |
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Donald Stokes, et al / Paperback / Published 1991 Highly Recommended Common North American butterflies, many Florida breeders -- includes species accounts and color photos of caterpillars. |
| Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden |
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Xerces Society, Smithsonian Institution / Paperback / Published 1990 Highly Recommended Contains gorgeous photographs of many of the butterflies found in Florida, plus chapters on butterfly watching & photography. |
| Butterfly Gardening for the South |
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| Geyata Ajilvsgi / Hardcover / Published 1991 | |
| Enchanted Ground: Gardening With Nature in the Subtropics |
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Georgia B. Tasker / Paperback / Published 1994 Highly Recommended Basic information for South Florida gardeners, plus lots of information on specific plants, many of them native. Also lists of bird- and butterfly-attracting plants and how to help your garden recover from a hurricane including which trees are likely to become tinder in a storm. |
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| Gardening With Native Plants of the South |
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Sally Wasowski, Andy Wasowski / Hardcover / Published 1994 Highly Recommended An excellent guide for landscape planning. Included are plans for nine gardens and detailed information on many plants. |
| Growing Native: Native Plants for Landscape Use in Coastal South Florida |
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Richard W. Workman / Paperback / Published 1981 Highly Recommended With plants organized by natural community (beach, forest, wetland, mangrove) and a page or two, with photo and illustrations, devoted to each plant, this is an excellent resource for South Florida gardeners. Note: This book is out of print, and therefore hard to find. It is very good, so I'm including it here. You may be able to find a copy at your local library. |
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| Landscaping for Florida's Wildlife: Recreating Native Ecosystems in Your Own Backyard |
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Joseph M. Schaefer, George Walden Tanner / Paperback / Published 1998 Highly Recommended Excellent guide to creating the appropriate multi-species ecosystem in your backyard, complete with detailed lists of native plants and the wildlife found in each habitat. |
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| The Wildlife Garden: Planning Backyard Habitats |
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Charlotte Seidenberg / Hardcover / Published 1995 Paperback / Published 1995 Highly Recommended An excellent book on developing a wildlife or bird garden. Includes information for various habitats in the southeast, plants (many of them Florida natives), bird feeding and housing. |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home or Office | |
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B. C. Wolverton / Paperback / Published 1997 Highly Recommended Based on research lead by the author at NASA, this book profiles fifty common houseplants that are easy to grow and excellent at removing common chemical pollutants from indoor air. Charts are included that indicate which chemicals each plant removes as well as how much humidity they add to the air. There's also information on the sources of chemical emissions, such as fabrics, wall and floor coverings, paint and varnish, particle board, computer screens, and humans, to help identify which chemicals you may wish to focus on removing. Formaldehyde is the most common indoor air pollutant. It's in building materials as well as many products, such as fabrics, floor coverings, and adhesives. Look around, you're probably surrounded by materials that have been treated with formaldehyde. Fight back -- with Boston ferns! Or a peace lilies, English ivies, and spider plants, to name just a few that are very good at removing formaldehyde gas from the air. |
| Allergy Plants: That Cause Sneezing and Wheezing |
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Mary Jelks, MD. / Paperback / Published 1987 Recommended Contains plant profiles and photographs to help identify the plants you're allergic to. The Allergy and Asthma Care Centre has published some photographs from the book. |
| Florida Home Grown: Landscaping |
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Tom MacCubbin / Hardcover / Published 1997 Paperback / Published 1997 Recommended Filled with information from the very basic "how to plant a tree" to air-layering and grafting complete with easy to follow drawings, plus many lists of plants, including an extensive one of natives, and their requirements. |
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| Herbs and Spices for Florida Gardens |
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Monica Moran Brandies / Paperback / Published 1996 Recommended Information on growing in North, Central, and South Florida -- many natives included as well as where to look for them in the wild. |
