TY - BOOK AU - Hicks,Tom AU - Allyn,John TI - Tropical plant resource: the landscape architect's guide for specifying palms, tropical shrubs, trees, flowers and vines. SN - 9781938417023 AV - SB407 H53 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Hilton Head, South Carolina PB - Lydia Inglett Publishing KW - Tropical plants KW - Tropics KW - Local KW - Identification KW - Landscape plants N1 - "An easy-to-use reference for all types of tropical plants" -- Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 335); Foreword 7 -- Introduction 8 -- The Tropics 10 -- Communicating Design Intent 15 -- Plant List and Planting Notes 15 -- Planting Details 22 -- Written Specifications 27 -- Horticulture 30 -- Plant Propagation 30 -- Pests and Diseases 39 -- Plant Fertilization 49 -- Pruning 55 -- Plant Information 60 -- Palms and Palm-like Plants 60 -- Trees 106 -- Shrubs & Groundcovers 194 -- Climbing Vines 296 -- Glossary of Terms 315 -- Supplements 325 -- General Planting Notes 325 -- Plant Lists by Attributes 327 -- Acknowledgments 334 -- References 335 -- About the Author and Illustrator 336 -- ER -