
Planting with Perennials
How to Create a Beautiful Garden with Versatile Perennials
Richard Bird(Author)
Lorenz Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 18. September 2013
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-7548-2735-1 (ISBN)
Description
This title helps you how to create a beautiful garden with versatile perennials, shown in more than 100 photographs. It includes inspirational ideas for using these highly popular plants in a variety of garden styles, such as formal, informal, cottage, wildflower and contemporary. It features perennials that provide both hot and cool visual interest, as well as plants for different locations around the garden, from herbaceous borders to containers. It includes practical advice on growing from seed, taking cuttings, watering, feeding, weeding, deadheading and staking, as well as useful reference charts providing plant descriptions and a guide to perennials' common names. It is difficult to imagine a garden without perennials, with the diverse colorations and scents of their flowers, as well as the wonderful shapes and textures of their foliage. This handy guide describes ways to use perennials effectively within different garden styles, and is brimming with suggestions for using them to their best advantage in bold or subtle schemes.
It covers a wide range of common garden plants, such as aquilegia, clematis, lilies and verbena, and also contains advice on how to plant for year-round displays, with tips for sowing, planting and maintenance. It is an invaluable guide for gardeners interested in creating permanent planting combinations.
It covers a wide range of common garden plants, such as aquilegia, clematis, lilies and verbena, and also contains advice on how to plant for year-round displays, with tips for sowing, planting and maintenance. It is an invaluable guide for gardeners interested in creating permanent planting combinations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Anness Publishing
Illustrations
over 100 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7548-2735-1 (9780754827351)
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Person
Richard Bird is a highly respected horticultural expert and gardening author. His many books include Essential Plants for the Garden and The Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Pruning, Training & Topiary (both Lorenz Books).