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Perennials Short and Tall

by Moya L. Andrews
Gillian Harris
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"Beginning and novice gardeners will find this book invaluable . . . a colorful palette of well known, dependable plants listed in bloom order." —Carolyn Harstad, author of Got Sun?
Designed for accessibility, this book offers tried-and-true advice on how to keep a yard in bloom. Presented in the sequence in which they bloom, with a chapter devoted to each of the three major growing seasons, 25 varieties of flowers are profiled with accompanying color illustrations. Additionally, Moya L. Andrews provides information about such basic topics as bed preparation, planting locations, weed control, and landscape principles. Andrews also offers practical tips on propagating, transplanting, and dividing perennials, as well as aesthetic considerations such as the use of color outdoors and flower arranging with cut blossoms. Suggestions for flower arrangement and producing indoor blooms in the winter months are also included.
"The text descriptions for each of the flowers mentioned, and illustrations of most of the flowers by bloom sequence through the seasons, fills a vacancy in the gardening book market." —Ezra Haggard, author of Trees, Shrubs, and Roses for Midwest Gardens
"Writing in an informative, yet casual style, Moya Andrews gives advice on growing flowering perennials in this guide for both novice and experienced gardeners, passing along her broad knowledge of the subject." —Chicago Botanic Garden Journal
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Publisher: Indiana University Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: December 22, 2021

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780253020598
  • File size: 4096 KB
  • Release date: December 22, 2021

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780253020598
  • File size: 4272 KB
  • Release date: December 22, 2021
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Gardening Nonfiction

Languages

English

"Beginning and novice gardeners will find this book invaluable . . . a colorful palette of well known, dependable plants listed in bloom order." —Carolyn Harstad, author of Got Sun?
Designed for accessibility, this book offers tried-and-true advice on how to keep a yard in bloom. Presented in the sequence in which they bloom, with a chapter devoted to each of the three major growing seasons, 25 varieties of flowers are profiled with accompanying color illustrations. Additionally, Moya L. Andrews provides information about such basic topics as bed preparation, planting locations, weed control, and landscape principles. Andrews also offers practical tips on propagating, transplanting, and dividing perennials, as well as aesthetic considerations such as the use of color outdoors and flower arranging with cut blossoms. Suggestions for flower arrangement and producing indoor blooms in the winter months are also included.
"The text descriptions for each of the flowers mentioned, and illustrations of most of the flowers by bloom sequence through the seasons, fills a vacancy in the gardening book market." —Ezra Haggard, author of Trees, Shrubs, and Roses for Midwest Gardens
"Writing in an informative, yet casual style, Moya Andrews gives advice on growing flowering perennials in this guide for both novice and experienced gardeners, passing along her broad knowledge of the subject." —Chicago Botanic Garden Journal
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Gardening Nonfiction