A look inside:
Caring for Perennials
180 pages, color photographs by Steven Nikkila, soft cover
A unique approach to tending a perennial bed, following Janet
from early spring to the end of the season in one big garden. It
covers all the things you might ever need to do in a garden, in the
seasons and sequence you are likely to encounter them. You learn
what she does, why, and exactly how plants look and behave
afterward. (Table of Contents)
Contains a novel, detailed reference chart that tells what to
do, when for 70 top perennials. (A look at the
chart.)
This all takes place in a real year and a real garden. It's
practical and the explanations "why" fit so well into the overall
picture that each successive step becomes simpler. (Sample text and photos.) For some,
those steps have taken on a life of their own. A reader once summed
up that effect:
I knew that what I needed was probably toward the end, in the
fall chapters, but I took a look at the beginning and got so hooked
on what would happen next that I read straight through from
spring.
Advice in this book is applicable in all of temperate U.S. and
Canada. The perennial chart can be adapted in its timing to
suit areas far south or north in that range.
Table of Contents
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Sample Text and
Photos
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A look at the chart
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