Colour illustrations
192 pages, 210 x 148 mm
Publisher:
New Holland
Palms – an amazing group of plants – attract a dedicated following of enthusiasts. This is a great introduction to palms and their cultivation – especially palms suitable for home gardens and containers.
Starting Out with Palms is full of invaluable information on: how palms grow; landscaping with palms; easy palms to start with; how to grow and maintain palms; palm species – fan-leaved, costapalmate-leaved, entire-leaved, feather-leaved with and without a crownshaft and fishtail.
David L Jones is a dedicated plants man and has named many species of Australian native orchids. He has authored or co-authored more than 28 books on various plant groups, including climbing plants, ferns, palms and cycads. he is now retired on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife Barbara, where they are establishing an experimental garden.