Pictorial Guide to Perennials

by M. Jane Coleman Helmer, Karla S. Decker, M Jane Helmer, et al.

Book Overview

Pictorial Guide to Perennials features a complete A to Z listing of over 450 popular and new perennials, special sections includes planning, soil preparation, and special uses as well as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894840371
• ISBN13: 9780894840371
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Merchants Publishing Co
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

pictortial guide to perennials

This is definitley the best book I have found on perennials. Contains many pictures that help me to identify plants. I recommend it most highly.

Review of the Pictorial Guide to Perennials

I have used this book over and over again...it is fantastic! A great collection of information. One of benefits that I appreciate is that the book assists you in pronoucing the names of the plants!! This book is one you will want around for a long time to come!!! If you are a gardner this is a must have book!!

Pictorial Guide To Perennials

This fine book conjures up thoughts of those "wish list" seed catalogs that many of us received in the heyday of gardening. The book is designed around making it easy to select, prepare, grow and care for any of the 800 plants discussed. As any avid gardener knows, planning for spring begins the day of the first frost. And to this end, the Pictorial Guide To Perennials is an excellent way to get through the doldrums of a Midwest winter. Accurate color printing of the photos and concise yet informative plant descriptions combines for an easy-to-use format not found in other gardening books. The writing style quickly leads the reader to where they want to go - be it shade gardens or soil preparation. Quick references in the section dividers enables most anyone to find the right plant for their planting climate zone, no matter what the level of sun their yard receives. Well researched and referenced back to both University experts and renowned perennial plant propagators. Read it for the information, or of the fantasy that one day you will have such wonderful plantings as pictured in the book, if only you follow all of the instructions! Good value for the quality received