500 Popular Annuals & Perennials: For American Gardeners

by Loretta Barnard

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764111779
• ISBN13: 9780764111778
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

beautiful photos

I bought this book for myself after I discovered a hidden love of flower gardening. The photos are so colorful and beautiful and they've really helped me choose which flowers to add to my garden this year. The sturdy magazine-like paperback with plastic cover is durable, and not to mention water-resistant (at least the cover). I suggest using the index to find particular flowers unless you are very familiar with botanical names. The plants are listed alphabetically by botanical name, not by common name. This is a good starting book for beginner flower gardeners- it sort of reads like the back of a seed packet. The book looks small, but by keeping each plant description short but informative, they've really paked a lot of information into it.

***** A "MUST HAVE" FOR BEGINNING GARDENERS!*****

I am only in my second year of gardening, planning my second garden, and this book has been and continues to be a GREAT resource for me! The photos are gorgeous, the text jam-packed with helpful information, and the tables (in the beginning and at the back) are very useful for figuring out what will grow when in the season!This book has me seriously excited about spring - I can't wait to get planting!

The complete home planting reference bible!

I found this book to have all of the plants that I had and some I wanted. Each reference detailed the growing properties and the methods for any area. I liked the simple format and the easy to read text. There were even tips on what to grow in my shady and wet back yard! I would suggest this book for anyone wanting to learn and as a reference for the things they already have!