Place That Plant

Informative, helpful, and encouraging, this guidebook sets out to spare the gardener the failures stemming from inappropriate placement. Includes suggestions for plants for specific soils, design considerations, seasonal attributes, choosing plants for borders, and suggestions for trees, hedges and background. Icons shown with each entry indicate the amount of sun needed, and size and hardiness are indicated as well. Indexed. For more complete descriptions of some of these plants, see Ornamental Plants & Flowers of Tropical Mexico.