Perennials for the Backyard Gardener

by Patricia L. Turcotte

Book Overview

This sensible, hands-on guide includes hundreds of practical tips and answers to commonly asked questions for the enthusiastic backyard gardener. Part One details how to evaluate and work with the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881502812
• ISBN13: 9780881502817
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Demystifies perennial gardening for the novice

Patricia Turcotte's Perennials For The Backyard Gardener is a "user friendly", hands-on, comprehensive and definitive guide which demystifies perennial gardening for the novice and an indispensable reference for even the most experienced gardener. Part One of this invaluable reference details how to evaluabte and work with the soil, light, and mositure conditions in a backyard. It also introduces principles of garden design to help create a garden for any setting. A full-color chart of perennial flower colors and bloom times makes coordinate plant combinations for the most striking effect easy and reliable. Part Two profiles 104 of the most popular perennials and biennials with each entry being accompanied by a color photograph as well as common and botanical names, family, hardiness zones, description, cultivation tips, bloom times, and historical or mythological information. Perennials For The Backyard Gardener will prove to be a welcome and much appreciated addition to any gardener or horticulturalist book shelf.