"Garden Guide to the Lower South" put out by the Trustees' Garden Club of Savannah is ideal for anyone on the Georgia Coast.

Barnes and Nobles carries it. You should be able to order it from them.

PB

"The Southern Gardener's Book of Lists" I think is pretty good reference material
but not as a 'stand alone' (doesn't go into individual species much at all)

The Southern Living Garden Book has been very helpful to us. It lists plants by zones of Upper south, Mid South, Lower costal south, and Tropical. It lists more than 5,000 Southern Plants and their care requiements. Can be ordered from Amazon.com for around $30.

Click on the 'browse for books' button on the Pineapple Press homepage. You'll find a gerdening section.
They also carry other interesting books pertaining to this region.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pineapple Press

I bought the following books for my daughter who lives in Savannah:

Taylor's Guide to Gardening in the South-Houghton Mifflin Co, publ.

Southern Living Garden Guide: Shrubs

Southern Living Garden Guide: Perennials

Southern Living Gardening Guide: Trees

Nancy in Montreal

Try Gardening in the Coastal South by Marie Harrison. Available from Amazon.com and other on-line sources or in bookstores everywhere. Great book.

O.K. from my viewpoint the bible for general knowledge of southern plants is THE SOUTHERN LIVING GARDEN BOOK. But, for an all around great book for coastal southerners it's got to be GARDEN PERENNIALS FOR THE COASTAL SOUTH by Barbara J. Sullivan. She branches out beyond perrenials to annuals, shrubs and bulbs as well. Great book. Finally, bulbs which are so mysterious in our nonchilling climate are covered most deftly by Scott Ogden in his book GARDEN BULBS FOR THE SOUTH. I managed to get Mr. Ogden's book on sale and it was worth every penny. If I had no other books for gardening in our area, I would want those three.
Laurie