The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape

Author: Ginny Stibolt. In this easy-to-read, practical, and honest approach to native plant landscaping, botanist and experienced gardener Ginny Stibolt shares techniques for living with a native landscape and personal lessons learned over the years. Dispelling the myth that native plants require no maintenance, she encourages readers with a simple upkeep schedule that is much more flexible than traditional suburban landscaping. She enumerates the many ecological rewards and covers the basics of gardening before delving into removal of invasives and other unwanted plants, planting methods, and propagation, as well as the creation of manageable edges, meadows, and wet sites. Softcover.