The Complete Book of Garden Flowers: How to Grow Over 300 of the Best Performing Varieties

by Graham Strong

Book Overview

The ultimate source of inspiration for the gardener, this text offers a host of ideas and advice about a vast range of different plants, from perennials to shrubs, herbs to cacti. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552850749
• ISBN13: 9781552850749
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Whitecap Books
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Bought it because it was pretty, kept it because it is great

This is a fantastic book, if you want concise information on a wide variety of flowers. I was familiar with a few types of flowers, but I wanted to find out what would grow well around our house, when we moved in a few years ago. The book is divided into four sections (annuals, perennials, a short section on roses, and bulbs), with general information about each type and using them in a garden, then there is a long encyclopedia section for each type. Each flower gets a page, usually with 2 pictures (one of the flower up close, and one of the entire plant), features of the flower, best planting sites, a monthly calendar describing when to plant and maintenance through the year, how to grow, how it typically flowers, and any additional maintenance or care, if needed. My mother-in-law is a certified Master Gardener, and she often looks through this book. We're going to buy her a copy for her birthday, this year.

Very thorough reference!!

Great comprehensive book of annuals, perennials and bulbs! Being a beginning gardener, I spent quite a bit of time deliberating on a choice for a general flower reference book. This book has proven its worth! There are general overviews of the three flowering categories, explaining how to integrate them into a well-planned garden. There are pages and pages of lavish photographs of individual varieties with info presented in a concise, reader-friendly format. Garden-store tags are often woefully incomplete, so this has been invaluable to me for getting the full scoop. I find myself looking at this book just about every day, if only to dream about the enticing flowers I'd like to plant some day.

Great Guide to Annuals & Perennials

This book gives a lot of detailed information and superb pictures of annuals and perennials. It gives information on planting, what to expect and disease and treatment.