Product Description
BOOK ON PERENNIALS
- A growing guide for easy, colorful gardens
- by Emma Sweeney
- copyright 1998
- 193 pages (including index)
- cardboard paperback
- cover shows some wear - binding is strong - color photos
- book measures: 9" tall, 6 3/4" wide and 1/2" thick
Perennials are faithful and forgiving plants that are the backbone of any flower garden.
Burpee Basics: Perennials focuses on how to grow the easiest varieties, and provides detailed plant portraits for 75 of the most popular perennials, rating each one on a trowel scale of 1 to 3 trowels for ease in growing and maintenance.
The book is jam-packed with practical information and tips on everything from using color in the garden and assembling a tool kit, to organic gardening, solutions to common mistakes, and pest control.
Readers can refer to 7 simple watercolor garden designs for guidance in creating a spring border, moon gardens, and more.
