Author(s): Miranda Smith

Gardening

A superb guide to using perennials to create a stunning garden year after year. With their beautiful blooms coming out year after year, perennials can be a gardener's best friend - because you know what to expect in terms of color, flowers, and textures, they can be used to provide a basic structure for all types of gardens."Smart Guide: Perennials" provides expert information on designing gardens, improving soil conditions, planting, fertilizing, and maintain perennials and bulbs, as well as advice on selecting the right plants for your garden, basic gardening techniques and how to deal with common garden pests and diseases.This volume also includes: tips on growing plants from seeds and transplants; a gallery of popular perennials and bulbs; and, complete glossary & index.