R. Gordon Halfacre, Alumni Distinguished Professor at Clemson University, received a Master of Landscape Architecture
from North Carolina State University, a Master of Science in Horticulture from Clemson University, and a Ph.D.
in Horticulture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He received V.P.I's Sigma Xi Research Award and was named
Outstanding Teacher at North Carolina State University. The National Council of State Garden Clubs presented to
him the Silver Seal Award and the Helen S. Hull Award for Literary Horticulture. The American Society for Horticulture
Science in the Southern Region chose him for the L.M. Ware Outstanding Award. He is the author of Fundamentals
of Horticulture, Keep 'Em Growing, Plant Science, Horticulture, and Carolina Landscape Plants. Dr. Halfacre is
a registered, practicing landscape architect and full member of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Shawcroft, Anne Rogers :
Anne Rogers Shawcroft, a landscape writer who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, studied botany and landscape
design at North Carolina State University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has worked professionally with plants and landscape design for 30 years. She
co-authored Carolina Landscape Plants and previous editions of Landscape Plants of the Southeast.
Review
"Here is a dream book for all who love flora that grow, that flower and fruit, that surprise with
color and form: a book for any and all who are dedicated to efforts to create beauty, harmony, excitement and satisfaction
through the art of landscape."
--Jerry Raynor -- The Daily Reflector -- Greenville, NC
"Clemson University horticulture professor R. Gordon Halfacre is getting good reviews on the fifth edition
of his garden handbook, Landscape Plants of the Southeast. Written with Anne R. Shawcroft of Raleigh, NC, the book
is described as a must for a 'hands-in-the-dirt gardener or a cat-curious someone who simply has to know what's
growing in
the neighborhood.'"
--Anderson Independent -- Anderson, SC
"One of the best made, most useful, most attractive books I've seen in the recent years is the new edition
of Landscape Plants of the Southeast. The publisher has spared no expense to print this fine book on heavy stock,
and to illustrate it with some 400 beautiful color photographs."
--Richard Langford -- Review Editor for New Smyrna Beach Observer, Deland Sun News, Deltona Enterprise, Fla.
and Statesboro, Ga. Herald.
" Let me say in the beginning that one should not shy away from the inclusion of 'Southeast' in the title
of the book. A map of hardiness zones in the front of the book reveals that the volume deals with plant zones 6,7,8,
and 9 and the North Carolina and Texomaland are in zones 7 and 8. Most of the plants discussed in the book are
already to be found in Texomaland."
--Paul O. Cardwell -- Sherman Democrat guest writer. Denison Tx.
"For many years, I have required your Landscape Plants of the Southeast as a required text for a course,
Plant Materials for Landscape use, that I teach at Christopher Newport College. I plan to continue using the same
book in the future."
--David A. Bankes, Ph.D., Professor of Botany and Horticulture, Christopher Newport College, Newport News, Va.
Sparks Press Web Site, November, 2000
Summary
Landscape Plants of the Southeast is a comprehensive guide to over 1500 of the most useful plants for landscaping
purposes. It provides the information needed to create interesting and successful landscape designs.
Landscape Plants of the Southeast by R. Gordon Halfacre and Anne R. Shawcroft is a valuable reference for home
gardeners, nurserymen, landscape architects, contractors, grounds managers, design students, and teachers.
The 5th edition has 400 additional plants including 1100 varieties in a 6 x 9 format. This beautifully bound, 448-page
book features plants in full color. It is illustrated with line drawings, described and botanically named, with
cultural information on 400 ideal landscape plants and color photographs.
Table of Contents
Ground Covers - Evergreen
Shrubs 6-12 Feet - Evergreen
Ground Covers - Deciduous
Shrubs 6-12 Feet - Deciduous
Vines - Evergreen
Small Trees - Evergreen
Vines - Deciduous
Small Trees - Deciduous
Shrubs 1-4 Feet - Evergreen
Large Trees - Evergreen
Shrubs 1-4 Feet - Deciduous
Large Trees - Deciduous
Shrubs 4-6 Feet - Evergreen
Hardiness Zone Map
Shrubs 4-6 Feet - Deciduous
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