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Gardeners who suppose that planning a water-saving garden means
giving up brilliant color and the lush beauty of Hawai'i's
tropicals are in for a surprise. Now Hawai'i's gardeners can save
water through applying xeriscape techniques and have gardens filled
with exceptional plants that are not only "less thirsty" but
provide the garden with shade, color, and fragrance, as well as
exotic foliage and blooms. In Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape,
two of Hawai'i's foremost plant experts, Rauch and Weissich, guide
both novice and experienced gardeners in choosing the perfect
drought-tolerant plants for Hawai'i's gardens. In this extensive
and lavishly illustrated guide to the selection of tropical
landscape materials for xeriscape gardens, Rauch and Weissich
provide landscape architects, garden designers, and home gardeners
with the ultimate guide to the "less thirsty" landscape plant
species which form the tropical xeriscape. Organized in accordance
with their use in the landscape,each plant category, from ground
covers to large trees, is then further listed alphabetically by
genus and illustrated with beautiful photographs of a full range of
moderate to strong drought-tolerant species. Logical and easy to
use, this garden guide will be appreciated by all plant lovers from
home gardeners to professional landscape designers. With over 1300
color illustrations, Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape is the go-to
source for Hawai'i's gardeners as they design, plant, and maintain
watersaving gardens.
Over the past several decades, the U.S. cityscape has changed
radically. Large areas have been cleared of natural vegetation to
accommodate new development. The 'urban forest', which consists of
all city trees, natural and planted, has been severely and
negatively impacted. A 2003 study indicates that we are losing
through clearing and grading four trees for every one planted. This
is a wake-up call for greatly increased planting in the urban
forest and the need to popularize small trees (defined as trees
that grow up to thirty feet high) for diminished city spaces.
""Small Trees for the Tropical Landscape"" describes and
illustrates 129 species and subspecies and 48 named varieties,
cultivars, and forms plus 23 hybrids appropriate for the home
garden and confined public landscape spaces. The authors have also
included a section on 'Tailored Small Trees', large shrubs that are
readily transformed into small trees through intelligent, selective
pruning. They identify and describe 67 species and subspecies; 40
named varieties, cultivars, and forms; and 21 hybrids that are
appropriate for this conversion. Several appendices will assist the
gardener with tree selection for specific purposes (screens and
windbreaks, coastal gardens, edible fruit, and colorful flowers and
foliage). Species that may cause skin irritation or that are
poisonous are identified in the text as are those trees with the
ability to fix nitrogen. The authors also warn against planting a
number of species known to be invasive in Hawai'i and advise
caution when planting others that have the potential to escape
cultivation and become weeds.
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