Wherever you live in Florida, "Your Florida Guide to Bedding Plants" meets your special needs with step-by-step information from experts in Florida horticulture. From colorful container plants to multi-level landscaping designs, this full-color, beautifully illustrated book will help make all your outdoor projects a success.

Learn how to:
--design attractive beds with easy-to-follow landscape plans
--choose plants most appropriate to your corner of Florida
--place and use over 70 bedding plants with the at-a-glance color photo reference
--garden successfully in coastal areas
--prevent and cope with plant pests and diseases
--create hanging-basket, fragrance, and cutting gardens.

Robert J. (Bob) Black is the consumer horticultural specialist for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Ed Gilman develops educational materials and conducts educational programs for the nursery and landscape industries.