Product Description

A man who is quickly becoming one of the best-known gardening personalities in the United States is coauthor of this colorful and authoritative guide to the perennials of the Upper Midwest. Don Engebretson, also known as the Renegade Gardener, has teamed with garden writer Don Williamson to craft a book packed with rich color photographs featuring more than 100 perennials and accompanied by lots of common-sense advice and useful information. You'll find planting tips, blooming periods and information on choosing plants for specific sites. The book also includes plant information charts that place a wealth of valuable information at your fingertips.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #154475 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
Occasionally, one new garden book stands out as an especially good reference for us climatically challenged gardeners. Just such a book is "Perennials for Minnesota and Wisconsin"…
I find the book's tell-it-like-it-is approach as refreshing as it is unusual. --Pioneer Press, St. Paul MN

The books are colorful, attractive and thorough...they would be a helpful addition to any Wisconsin gardener's library. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

About the Author
DON ENGEBRETSON is a University of Minnesota Master Gardener and award-winning garden writer who has been featured regularly on HGTV and has appeared on PBS TV's Hometime program. He is the monthly garden columnist for MPLS-St. Paul magazine, a field editor for Better Homes and Gardens and a frequent contributor to a variety of gardening magazines. Known as the Renegade Gardener, Don has 10 principles of renegade gardening, among them that gardening should be challenging, relaxing and fun, that renegade gardeners know the Latin names of the plants they grow and that gardening and rock music do not mix.

DON WILLIAMSON, who has turned a passion for gardening into his life's work, has a varied background in landscaping, golf course construction and management and now garden writing. He also has extensive experience in the design and construction of both annual and perennial beds in formal landscape settings. Don has a degree in applied horticultural technology and professional certificates in turf management.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resouce Book for all gardners
This book is very user-friendly and full of helpful information for the amateur gardener, which I am. It is laid out in a very helpful manner and gives much information about each plant discussed, including personal experiences of the author with various perennials. It is filled with lovely color photographs of all the plants, as well as text about each one in alphabetical order. I would recommend it for anyone interested in learning about perennials that work in the climates of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Wonderful for cool climate gardeners
Finally, after paging through piles of gardening guides, falling in love with flowers and then discovering they grow only in Zone 9-10, I came across this beautiful, handy book. Thoughtfully laid out, the book is an indispensible guide for those of us living in Zones 3-6. The authors are obviously well-versed in gardening in the upper Midwest and have put together this book with beautiful pictures and descriptions of the plants, as well as straight-forward thoughts on growing and maintaining the plants. The perfect book to study during the long cold winters and then take with to the nursery in the spring.

This book is a 'must have'.
I've never written a review before, but I really love this book. Any gardener in Minnesota should have this one. It's full of beautiful color pictures and all the information you need to create your own borders: the height, spread and when to expect the bloom. The information is straight to the point and easy to reference.