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Perennials for Midwestern Gardens: Proven Plants for the Heartland
Perennials for Midwestern Gardens: Proven Plants for the Heartland
by Anthony Kahtz
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Gardeners everywhere want to grow perennials. But with its hot, humid summers and often bitterly cold winters, the Midwest presents a formidably challenging climate. This book provides concise, experience-tested information about popular perennials... (read more)

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The Book of Little Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties
The Book of Little Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties
by Michael Shadrack
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Hostas are irresistible. Their sculptural leaves and appealing textures make it difficult to stop at one, and it is easy to fill a garden with them. Help is at hand with this attractive guide to the popular new small hostas that take up less space and... (read more)

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Deer in My Garden Volume 1: Perennials & Subshrubs
Deer in My Garden Volume 1: Perennials & Subshrubs
by Carolyn Singer
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Much more than a list of "deer-resistant" plants, this book takes the reader into the garden, detailing cultural requirements, bloom length, seasonal interest, landscape use, companion plants, maintenance, and propagation for each plant. This is a... (read more)

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The Big Book of Northwest Perennials: Choosing, Growing, Tending
The Big Book of Northwest Perennials: Choosing, Growing, Tending
by Marty Wingate
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Returning with showy brilliance year after year, perennials continue to be the center of gardening interest both nationally and regionally. Master gardener Marty Wingate and photographer Jacqueline Koch present a gorgeous and definitive guide to the best... (read more)

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The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs
by Tracy Disabato Aust
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The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds, it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. Tracy DiSabato-Aust provides not only... (read more)

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Easy-Care Perennial Gardens: Techniques and Plans for Beds and Borders You Can Grow and Enjoy
Easy-Care Perennial Gardens: Techniques and Plans for Beds and Borders You Can Grow and Enjoy
by Susan Mcclure
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A wonderful introduction to perennial gardening, from the basics of planning and soil preparation to propagation and pest control. Also provides clear instructions for creating and maintaining ten low-maintenance perennial gardens. Excellent diagrams,... (read more)

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Peonies
Peonies
by Allan Rogers
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Al Rogers has been growing peonies since childhood, and this book represents more than 60 years' experience. Peonies are treasured by gardeners for their longevity, lush foliage, rich fragrance, and landscape uses. Captured within these pages are not... (read more)

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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas
by Diana Grenfell
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To assist gardeners and landscapers in selecting the right hosta for a particular situation, veteran plantswoman Grenfell has teamed up with distinguished photographer Shadrack in selecting and photographing 280 of the best hostas.... (read more)

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Perennial Companions: 100 Dazzling Plant Combinations for Every Season
Perennial Companions: 100 Dazzling Plant Combinations for Every Season
by Tom Fischer
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There is never a dull moment in a well-stocked perennial garden, but with so many varieties to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. In Perennial Companions, Timber Press editor-in-chief Tom Fischer takes the guesswork (but not the fun) out... (read more)

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Tall Perennials: Larger-Than-Life Plants for Gardens of All Sizes
Tall Perennials: Larger-Than-Life Plants for Gardens of All Sizes
by Roger Turner
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Grow up instead of out with tall perennials. These towering giants spice up borders, create drama, and can stop passers-by in their tracks, leaving them to wonder, What on earth is that? Tall Perennials features Roger Turner's hand-picked selection of... (read more)

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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Clematis (Timber Press Pocket Guides)
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Clematis (Timber Press Pocket Guides)
by Mary K. Toomey and Everett Leeds and Charles Chesshire
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Offering profiles of 300 stunning plants, this compact reference is ideal for taking to the nursery or the garden center. It includes cultivation information and suggested landscape uses for each plant. Illustrated with 320 photographs of flowers at the... (read more)

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Hardy Geraniums 2ND Edition Complete Guide To the Genu
Hardy Geraniums 2ND Edition Complete Guide To the Genu
by Peter Yeo
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The garden-worthiness of hardy geraniums, or cranesbills, is often underestimated. Their cheerful flowers, intricate foliage, and versatility all call for them to be used more in the garden landscape.This new, updated version of a classic work offers... (read more)

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Perennials for American Gardens
Perennials for American Gardens
by Ruth Rogers Clausen
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An encyclopedic book, designed for the wide range of American climatic and cultural conditions. Includes 400 classes and 3000 species of cultivated varieties and hybrids. 360 full-color photos. Just published in '89, this is already a backlist... (read more)

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The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials
The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials
by Daniel J Hinkley
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Daniel J. Hinkley"s fascination with plants goes back to his childhood in Michigan, where he studied horticulture before moving west to Washington to earn his master"s degree. He writes for numerous horticultural publications and is in high demand as a... (read more)

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Perennials: The Gardener's Reference
Perennials: The Gardener's Reference
by Susan Carter and Bob Lilly and Carrie Becker
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Perennials play a central role in today's gardens, contributing both colorful flowers and, in many cases, handsome foliage. Choosing specific plants, however, can be daunting. Is this plant hardy in my area? How big does it get? When does it bloom? How... (read more)

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The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants
The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants
by Peter Damato
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Just about everyone's familiar with the Venus flytrap...but did you know that there are pitcher plants that can-and do!-digest an entire rat? Or that there are several hundred species of carnivorous plants on our planet? Full-color photographs of the... (read more)

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50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants
50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants
by Tracy DiSabato-Aust
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Tracy DiSabato-Aust has taught thousands of readers how to design and maintain their gardens. Her first book -- The Well-Tended Perennial Garden -- is Timber's best-selling title and widely considered the bible of perennial maintenance. 50 High-Impact... (read more)

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Understanding Perennials: A New Look at an Old Favorite (Frances Tenenbaum Books)
Understanding Perennials: A New Look at an Old Favorite (Frances Tenenbaum Books)
by William Cullina
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A visually beautiful guide to working with perrenials and helping them flourish, by one of today's best gardening writers. Perennials are the basis of virtually every garden. The shelves are loaded with books that give readers the same list of plants... (read more)

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The Genus Paeonia
The Genus Paeonia
by Josef J. Halda
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Twenty-five species of the genus Paeonia are documented in these pages, including 40 subspecies and varieties. Also included herein is the closely related genus Glaucidium. With only two species, it will be of intense interest to peony fanciers. Waddick... (read more)

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Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia
Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia
by Allan M Armitage
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Armitage's Garden Perennials is the most comprehensive single-volume photographic resource on perennial plants. It describes and illustrates the choice of perennials in 136 genera from Acanthus to Zauschneria. The book's greatest strengths are the... (read more)

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