Burpee Basics - Perennials: A Growing Guide for Easy, Colorful Gardens

by Emma Sweeney

Perennials are faithful and forgiving plants that are the backbone of any flower garden. Burpee Perennials focuses on how to grow the easiest varieties, and provides detailed plant portraits for 75 of the most popular perennials, rating each one on a trowel scale of 1 to 3 trowels for ease in growing and maintenance. The book is jam-packed with practical information and tips on everything from using color in the garden and assembling a tool kit, to organic gardening, solutions to common mistakes, and pest control. Readers can refer to 7 simple watercolor garden designs for guidance in creating a spring border, moon gardens, and more.

Genres: Gardening

Paperback

First published December 8, 1998