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This title in other editionseBook editionsThe Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniquesby Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:With more than 130,000 copies sold since its original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. Now, in this expanded edition, there's even more to learn from and enjoy. This is the first, and still the most thorough, book to detail essential practices of perennial care such as deadheading, pinching, cutting back, thinning, disbudding, and deadleafing, all of which are thoroughly explained and illustrated. More than 200 new color photographs have been added to this revised edition, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A-to-Z encyclopedia of important perennial species. In addition, there is a new 32-page journal section, in which you can enter details, notes, and observations about the requirements and performance of perennials in your own garden. Thousands of readers have commented that The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is one of the most useful and frequently consulted books in their gardening libraries. This new, expanded edition promises to be an even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, well-maintained perennial garden. Book News Annotation:The revised edition of this outstanding guide contains many new
photos and the addition of a 30-page maintenance journal for readers
to keep notes on the plants in their gardens. The volume consists of
two main parts; an initial section on the planting, maintenance, and
pruning of perennials, and an A-Z encyclopedia of perennials with a
color photo of each. Appendices contain information on ornamental
grasses, a planting and maintenance schedule, pruning and maintenance
requirements by perennial type, a glossary, and a bibliography.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:With more than 130,000 copies sold since the original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. In this expanded edition more than 200 color photographs have been added, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A-Z encyclopedia. In addition, there is a new 32-page journal section with room to enter details, notes, and observations about the requirements and performance of perennials in your own garden. Thousands of readers have commented that The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is one of the most useful and frequently consulted books in their gardening libraries. This new, expanded edition promises to be an even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, well-maintained perennial garden.
Synopsis:More than 200 color photos have been added to this revised edition, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A-Z encyclopedia. It also includes a new 32-page journal section with room for gardeners to enter details, notes, and observations. About the AuthorTracy DiSabato-Aust, an award-winning designer and a nationally recognized horticultural author, professional speaker, and consultant, has been in the landscape industry since 1978, working, studying, and teaching at gardens in Belgium, England, Canada, and the U.S. She is the owner of Horticultural Classics and Consultations--a garden design company. DiSabato-Aust has contributed articles and photographs to many national magazines, including Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Garden Gate, Midwest Living, American Nurseryman, Real Simple, and Garden Design. Her own and her clients' gardens are regularly featured in books and magazines and on Channel 4 News in Columbus, Ohio. Extremely popular as a lecturer, Tracy has appeared on television and has been a guest on many national radio gardening programs. She resides near Columbus, Ohio. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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