Seaside Gardening: Plantings, Procedures, and Design Principles

This gorgeous book is intended to inspire and assist the gardener battling wind, salt, sand, and weather conditions more challenging than most. For encouragement, turn first to the outstanding examples in chapter 5, complete with selected plant lists used in these exemplary designs. For equal parts information and inspiration, chapter l's discussion of the seaside environment, and the design fundamentals and elements in chapters 2 and 3 are outstanding. Chapter 4 is for purely practical matters, instructing in sufficient detail to make success more likely. The book includes a list of resources and a comprehensive index. For additional information on some of these plants, see Ornamental Plants & Flowers of Tropical Mexico.