200 Tips for Growing Beautiful Perennials

These 200 tips cover every aspect of growing perennials, from preparing the soil, fertilizing, and watering to laying out beds and borders, fighting weeds, selecting and combining plants, and creating a wide range of effects with color, plant size, and season of bloom. Fragrant choices, plants for containers or bouquets, plants for dry shade and other tough spots, and varieties that will extend the gardening season into late fall and very early spring are included. Best of all are the warm, gardener-to-gardener tone and the fabulous array of plants discussed. A list of sources for perennials is included.