The Tropical Look

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An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants

List Price: $49.95
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by Robert Lee Riffle

An American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner!

The Tropical Look is a truly unique compendium of nearly 2,000 plants that evoke languorous landscapes of swaying palms, dripping banana leaves, and vibrant frangipani blossoms. However, this book is not just intended for gardeners who live in the tropics; it is also written for those of us who live in the land of freezes and frosts and want to steal a bit of tropical magic. The author draws a clear distinction between tropical plants and tropical looking plants, some of which originate in colder climates far from the tropics but have foliage or flowers that wouldn't look out of place under a Costa Rican sunset or next to a Balinese waterfall.

Written by a passionate plantsman who seeks to spread the word about these important but underutilized plants, The Tropical Look will offer everything you need to know to plant and maintain a dramatic tropical looking garden that will be an adventure for the senses.

ISBN: 0-88192-422-9
Book: Hardcover, 428 pages
Dimensions: 8.75 x 11.25 inches
Color: Color Photos
Publisher: Timber Press
Copyright 1998