Tropicalismo!: Spice Up Your Garden with Cannas, Bananas, and 93 Other Eye-Catching Tropical Plants
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Book Overview
Does your garden lack zing? Are your borders a bore? Spice them up with a touch of the tropics Tropical plants bring sizzle to every garden. Bananas in Maine, cannas in Canada--these plants can be grown everywhere. Whether used in containers or planted directly in the ground, their bold leaves and over-the-top flowers create instant drama. Pam Baggett chooses 100 of the best tropical plants and shows readers how to grow them, how to combine them with other plants, and how to make eye-popping compositions of color and pattern. Love flaming orange? Try cannas, lantanas, and 'Fire Dragon' coleus. Screaming magenta more your taste? Go for hot-pink four o'clocks, bloodleaf, and 'Cranberry Punch' pentas. If you're passionate about purple, grab princess flower, Brazilian skyflower, and 'Purple Majesty' sage. Tropicalismo offers hundreds of ideas for turning gardens, decks, and patios into a visual fiesta. A taste of the tropics is all it takes to turn your garden into a paradise.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0881929476
ISBN13:9780881929478
Release Date:October 2008
Publisher:Timber Press (OR)
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 7.1" x 6.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Wonderful book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Pam Baggett describes plants like no one else in the business -- her descriptions are detailed, intimate, and always on target. An incredibly useful resource for those looking for specifics about individual plants (including gorgeous photos) and some suggestions for appropriate partnerings. Clearly the publisher's format limits what can be done, but this is a delightful little "sonnet" of a garden book, working beautifully within the constraints of its form to inform and inspire us.
Worth every penny!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Those of you who remember Pam's fantastic and much-missed nursery, Singing Springs Nursery, will be as happy as I am to relive the fun of reading her personality-packed plant descriptions. Each entry includes suggestions of compatible companions for inspiring container and garden combinations, too.
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