Designing with Palms - Hardcover
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by Jason Dewees (Author)
"If you want to successfully add more bold fronds and a tropical style to your landscape, Designing With Palms is the comprehensive book for you." --Gardenista
Palms are a landscape staple in warm, temperate climates worldwide. But these stunning and statement-making plants are large, expensive, and difficult to install, resulting in unique design challenges. In Designing with Palms, palm expert Jason Dewees details every major aspect of designing and caring for palms. This definitive guide shares essential information on planting, irrigation, nutrition, pruning, and transplanting. A gallery of the most important species showcases the range of options available, and stunning photographs by Caitlin Atkinson spotlight examples of home and public landscapes that make excellent use of palms.Front Jacket
The Power of Palms
Few people understand palms as well as Jason Dewees, horticulturist at Flora Grubb Gardens and at East West Trees, the leading wholesale source of palms in the United States. In this comprehensive guide, he shares the many ways palms can transform courtyards, gardens, and landscapes. Detailing the most important species and highlighted by striking photography, Designing with Palms imparts vital advice on making the most of these statement-making plants.Author Biography
Jason Dewees is a staff horticulturist at Flora Grubb Gardens and East West Trees in San Francisco. He is a contributing editor to Garden Design magazine, and he blogs at The Palm Broker. Responsible for the Tree Canopy Succession Plan for the San Francisco Botanical Garden, he serves on the Horticultural Advisory Committee for the San Francisco Botanical Garden and on The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers Advisory Council.
Number of Pages: 368
Dimensions: 1.1 x 10.1 x 8.6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 07, 2018