This Storey Basics guide offers simple techniques for overwintering a variety of common tender perennial plants, based on what kind of dormancy the plants go through in their native environment.
Essential Perennials helps you decide exactly which plants will bring you the beauty you want and will thrive in the conditions you can provide. Trusted garden experts Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher focus on what every gardener needs to know. For each plant you'll fi…
Essential Perennials helps you decide exactly which plants will bring you the beauty you want and will thrive in the conditions you can provide. Trusted garden experts Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher focus on what every gardener needs to know. For each plant you'll fi…
Any experienced gardener knows that peren¬nials--herbaceous plants that go dormant in fall and return in spring--are the main fabric of an ornamental garden. Trees and shrubs provide architecture, and annuals add a pop of color, but the perennials supply the endur¬ing keynotes o…
Essential Perennials helps you decide exactly which plants will bring you the beauty you want and will thrive in the conditions you can provide. Trusted garden experts Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher focus on what every gardener needs to know. For each plant you'll fi…
"In this practical and inspirational guide, Greg Loades presents a new style of planting: a fusion between classic cottage style and the new perennial movement. Using real gardens as examples, THE MODERN COTTAGE GARDEN teaches gardeners how to combine the best of both styles -- …
"Allan M. Armitage has compiled descriptions and assessments of 245 genera of annuals, biennials, and half-hardy perennials for American gardeners. Focusing on plant identification, successful culture, and primary garden attributes, Armitage discusses 279 species in detail and s…
Design in landscape - Soil improvement - Broadscale techniques - Design for difficult climates - Structures - Waterworks - Free range poultry - Permaculture and community.
Design in landscape - Soil improvement - Broadscale techniques - Design for difficult climates - Structures - Waterworks - Free range poultry - Permaculture and community.
Green in the garden is at once the most common color of foliage and the rarest color found in flowers. Whether you're a home gardener looking for a jolt of freshness or a floral designer seeking inspiration, this charming collection of unexpected plants provides a palette of flo…