The Perennial Garden: Color Harmonies Through the Seasons

by Jeff Cox

Book Overview

A hands-on guide to growing perennials with an easy-to-use chart of details on culture, bloom color, and use for over 300 plants. Includes keys for successful perennial gardening, creating a garden that blooms in all seasons, turning any property into a living work of art, and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878575731
• ISBN13: 9780878575732
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

great book

This book has been really helpful especially giving information regarding color schemes in monocrome with different blooming cycles . A must for gardners!

Every gardener should study these color and design theories

This book has a lot of useful things to say about color and garden design. Some of the color theories presented are flaky and esoteric (such as detailed color-emotion link tables, and matching hues to musical notes and making a literal "color harmony"), but the reader is free to learn and choose from many color and design theories. Since garden design is a subjective art, I can reject the need to use, say, the "golden section" in a given design, yet believe that it's a good idea to consciously consider it. The book also has about 150 pages of information on specific perennials, by genus, and chapters on matters such as building up soil, and building paths - wasted pages if you already have a good basic library. For me, the book's best feature is its 80 well-annotated color plates, arranged by season, showing either a medium close-up of 2 or 3 plants or a broader landscape view. It always inspires and humbles me.