Margaret Barwick has spent more than forty-five years as a hands-on gardener and landscape designer in New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Malawi, USA, France, and the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, where she was involved in setting up their botanic gardens. She is also the co-author with Anton van der Schans of Tropical Flowering Vines. Anton van der Schans is an Australian horticulturist.

• 1. How to Use this Book • 2. Explanation of Terms • 3. Abbreviations • 4. Colour Key 5. Plant Hardiness Zones • 6. The Origins of Trees • 7. Factors Affecting the Growth of Tropical &?Subtropical Trees • 8. Plant Classification • 9. How to Identify Trees • 10. A–Z?Listing • 11. Quick Reference Checklists • 12. Appendix/Glossary • 13. Bibliography/Index

'Whether an amateur or professional gardener this book works as an excellent reference book sprinkled with interesting facts' - National Gardener

Margaret Barwick has spent more than forty-five years as a hands-on gardener and landscape designer in New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Malawi, USA, France, and the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, where she was involved in setting up their botanic gardens. She is also the co-author with Anton van der Schans of Tropical Flowering Vines. Anton van der Schans is an Australian horticulturist.

• 1. How to Use this Book • 2. Explanation of Terms • 3. Abbreviations • 4. Colour Key 5. Plant Hardiness Zones • 6. The Origins of Trees • 7. Factors Affecting the Growth of Tropical &?Subtropical Trees • 8. Plant Classification • 9. How to Identify Trees • 10. A–Z?Listing • 11. Quick Reference Checklists • 12. Appendix/Glossary • 13. Bibliography/Index

'Whether an amateur or professional gardener this book works as an excellent reference book sprinkled with interesting facts' - National Gardener

Margaret Barwick has spent more than forty-five years as a hands-on gardener and landscape designer in New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Malawi, USA, France, and the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, where she was involved in setting up their botanic gardens. She is also the co-author with Anton van der Schans of Tropical Flowering Vines. Anton van der Schans is an Australian horticulturist.

• 1. How to Use this Book • 2. Explanation of Terms • 3. Abbreviations • 4. Colour Key 5. Plant Hardiness Zones • 6. The Origins of Trees • 7. Factors Affecting the Growth of Tropical &?Subtropical Trees • 8. Plant Classification • 9. How to Identify Trees • 10. A–Z?Listing • 11. Quick Reference Checklists • 12. Appendix/Glossary • 13. Bibliography/Index

'Whether an amateur or professional gardener this book works as an excellent reference book sprinkled with interesting facts' - National Gardener