Tropicals

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Summary: Eye Candy for Gardeners
Review: I want another copy. The first copy I bought I gave to a friend who admired it. The photos are georgous and it is well organized for reference. Worth every penny.

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Summary: Eye Candy for Gardeners
Review: I want another copy. The first copy I bought I gave to a friend who admired it. The photos are georgous and it is well organized for reference. Worth every penny.

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Summary: an indispensable resource book for my LA practice
Review: In a Landscape Architect's office, we seem to need four or five resource books to adequately prepare a plant palette. This book comes as close to being perfect for use in South Florida and other similar temperate zones

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Summary: Hmmmmm - ok I guess
Review: Not my favourite book of its kind on the market . some photos leave a lot to be desired in particular. On the otherhand a reasonable, brief, compendium of the usual tropical plants.
Sorry I don't think this is special or a "must have"

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Summary: Quality disappoints
Review: This book relies heavily on the pix for its value. In general terms this is fine - but the quality of some of these pix and the reproduction disappoints and leaves much to be desired.
Handy - but not my most favourite tropical plant book !

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Summary: A pictorial guide to nearly 600 tropical plants
Review: This pictorial encyclopedia illustrates more than 500 tropical trees, shrubs, and vines, showing mature plants in landscape settings. Each photograph is accompanied by a brief description indicating the plant's family and origin, dimensions, and common name. It is a perfect planning resource for gardeners in Hawaii, southern California, and Florida, and similar tropical or subtropical areas. And its use is not limited to tropical areas, as we sell copies almost everywhere in the world to greenhouse gardeners who grow these tender exotics under cover. It also serves as a carry-along companion for plant lovers who travel to the tropics and want a guide to identify the striking and unfamiliar plants they encounter, from the spectacular royal poinciana (Delonix regia) and Jacaranda mimosifolia to the weird baobab (Adansonia digitata) and travelers palm (Ravenala madagascariensis).