This groundbreaking book is the second edition of Pamela Crawford's best-selling book that premiered in 2001. This second edition offers 235 new plants and 701 new photographs. It shows beginners and experienced gardeners alike the easiest and most beautiful plants that south Florida has to offer. Learn about annuals, vines, accents, shrubs, and trees, many of which require only minutes of care per year - plants that can breeze through hot, humid, south Florida summers while attracting butterflies, birds and hummingbirds. Shop for plants like a pro by taking the book with you to garden centers and checking out the latest information on the newest plants around from someone who has grown them! The book is extremely easy to follow, with 801 gorgeous color photographs. The author, Pamela Crawford, personally tested over 2500 hundred plants to find the easiest plants in south Florida. Pamela Crawford, award-winning gardening designer and author of eleven gardening books, has lived and gardened in south Florida for most of her life. In addition to designing gardens for over 1500 residences in Palm Beach County, her work has routinely appeared in Better Homes and Gardens publications as well as in Southern Living, HGTV Magazine, Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Country Almanac, Small Gardens, and in over 2500 newspapers. As an expert in her field, she has appeared on the Fine Living Network, GardenSmart on PBS, and numerous local tv shows. Pamela has an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a masters degree in landscape architecture from Florida International University, where she received the prestigious Torch Award as an outstanding alumnus from the school of architecture. Pamela has been heavily involved in trial gardens, both on a university and private level. Her goal is to find plants that give the most color for the least amount of care.