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Product Description
Stunning flower gardens that bloom through the seasons depend on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. In this lavishly illustrated book, Anne Halpin shows the reader how to grow these plants and gives foolproof design techniques for any landscape. The extensive section on using color in the garden can guide you through the tricky process of plant placement and selection. Practical techniques are emphasized too. The reader will learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in containers, and maintain plants and gardens. Sections on dividing plants, lifting bulbs, and saving seeds are also included.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #448330 in Books
- Brand: Creative
- Published on: 2001-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
Features
- Creative Homeowner Press #274032 Annua/Peren/Bulb Book
- CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS
Editorial Reviews
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"Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs provides more than 600 colorful illustrations and photographs along with valuable information on each type of plant. Well-known garden writer Anne Halpin draws from her extensive personal experience to share tips for success.... Halpin's foolproof design techniques provide flower gardens that bloom through the season with her unique combination of plants. Each topic provides a lot of details with photos to provide a clear look at what is being discussed."
Seymour Tribune, Seymour, Indiana
April 2002
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James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review
James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review
January 2002
Seymour Tribune, Seymour, Indiana
April 2002
From the Back Cover
Stunning flower gardens that bloom through the seasons depend on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs.
In this book, Anne Halpin shows you how to grow these plants and gives foolproof design techniques for any landscape. The extensive section on using color in the garden can guide you through the tricky process of plant placement and selection.
Practical techniques are emphasized too. You'll learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in containers, and maintain your plants and gardens. Sections on dividing plants, lifting bulbs, saving seeds, forcing bulbs for indoor winter flowering, and preparing the garden for winter are also included.
In this lavishly illustrated book, you'll find
- Over 40 step-by-step photo sequences to guide you through essential gardening tasks
- In-depth profiles of 125 favorite garden plants
- 600 photographs, many of them illustrating common gardening techniques
- More than 50 Watercolors
Customer Reviews
More than 50 watercolor illustrations
Lifelong gardener Anne Halpin draws upon her many years of experience and expertise in Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs: Designing, Planting, Maintaining to offer the home gardener and landscaper a detailed guide to creating beds and borders that will showcase these garden plants to their best advantage. Halpin provides 40 step-by-step photo sequences taking the aspiring gardening through essential gardening tasks, as well as in-depth profiles of 125 favorite garden planes, enhanced with 600 color photographs (many of them clearly illustrating essential gardening techniques) and more than 50 watercolor illustrations. Very highly recommended for novice gardeners, and with much of value for experienced horticulturalists and landscapers, Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs will aptly serve as a continuing reference for the complex task of plant placement and selection.
