Some Like It Hot Plants That Thrive In Hot And Humid Weather

Leading specialists on southern gardening answer challenging questions about what works where and why in the hot, muggy climates of the southern gardening zones. A bookboiling over with reliable advice and inspired gardening solutions. End frustration and confusion over which plants will survive the heat of summer A reliable source for longtime southern gardeners as well as those who have moved to the Sunbelt. At-a-Glance charts tell which plants can tolate excessive rainfall or drought, sun or shade. Includes information on ornamental grasses, annual vines and shrubs of all sizes. Tips on low-maintence landscape with attractive and hardly native plants. Provides data on the ornamental value of each plant, whether in berries, flowers, leaves or fruit. P.J. Gartin, a garden writer and hortivulturist, is a Clemson Univirsity Extension Service Master Gardener whose feature articles appear often in southern gardening publications. She also appears on radio and television broadcasts and lectures throughout the region. F. Brian Smith is widely known to gardeners through his television and radio broadcasts. He has served since 1988 as an Extension Agent for Clemson University and is also an instructor for the South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association. The authors live in Charleston, South, Carolina.Gartin, Pamela J. is the author of 'Some Like It Hot Plants That Thrive In Hot And Humid Weather', published 2004 under ISBN 9780941711746 and ISBN 0941711749.