Growing Native Hawaiian Plants - Revised Edition

Horticulturist and gardening columnist Heidi Bornhorst provides practical advice for growing 75 plants-- 33 of them new to this edition. A section on basic techniques includes growing plants from cuttings or seeds, air-layering, grafting, watering, xeriscaping, transplanting, fertilizing, pruning and water gardening. Sections on ground covers, grasses and sedges, shrubs, vines, trees and ferns explain the care and use of individual plants and describe each plants importance in Hawaiian culture. Photos illustrate the features of the plants and their use in the landscape. Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst is Landscape Director for the Hale Koa Hotel and runs a horticultural consulting business that specializes in landscaping with native Hawaiian plants and xeriphytic landscapes.