Gardener's guide to tropical plants cool ways to add hot colors, bold foliage, and striking textures
Nellie Neal.
- Minneapolis, MN Cool Springs Press 2012.
- 240 p. col. ill., col. map 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p. 218) and index.
Welcome to growing tropical plants -- In your garden : where and how tropicals grow -- Controlling pests and diseases : tips and techniques -- Propagation : the more the merrier -- Design and garden use : why we love tropicals -- Container gardening : tropicals in pots, baskets, and boards -- Bringing tropical plants indoors : breathe easier -- Features tropicals : herbaceous tropicals ; woody tropicals ; vining tropicals -- Plants for special sites -- Plants for special features.