American Horticultural Society Practical Guides: Annuals & Biennials - Softcover

Grey-Wilson, Christopher

9780789450661: American Horticultural Society Practical Guides: Annuals & Biennials

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789450666 ISBN 13: 9780789450661

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2000

A guide to gardening with annuals and biennials discusses choosing and caring for plants and designing a garden, and includes descriptions of appropriate plants.

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Review:

Full of solid, practical advice and plenty of how-to pictures, Annuals and Biennials is an ideal title for those looking to maximize their success growing this astonishing variety of plants. Focusing on appropriate uses for different varieties, and exploring all kinds of options for dealing with a number of climates and growing conditions, you'll find direction for growing healthy plants and creating your own unique haven.

Designed to be a complete do-it-yourself guide, don't let the small format of this book fool you--it's absolutely jam-packed with ideas for all styles of gardens, and as always, publisher Dorling Kindersley manages to take fairly complicated projects and reduce them to a manageable size that even the gardening novice can handle. Practical considerations are dealt with firmly--no skipping such detail work like proper seed sowing or biennial over-wintering. The listings by color, size, use, and scent are very specific. New gardeners will find all kinds of useful tips.

Inspirational ideas are plentiful--the garden photographs are lush and detailed, and provide all kinds of unusual notions for creating a truly unique gardening space. Whether you're looking to design a series of formal containers or a colorful home for local butterflies, you'll find options for all your projects involving these inexpensive and colorful plants. --Jill Lightner

From Booklist:

This entry in the American Horticultural Society Practical Guides series gives basic information on planting and caring for a wide range of plants. Each entry gives data on the flower's sun, shade, and soil requirements; shape, size, and color; and hardiness zones. There are tips on color combinations and on choosing grasses and climbers, plants for drying, those with fragrances, and those best suited for borders, formal beds, containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. Directions for preparing the soil, sowing and storing seeds, deadheading, and watering are offered. This handy guide, with color photographs on every page, is an excellent introduction. George Cohen

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