Book : The Well-tended Perennial Garden The Essential Guide.

-Titulo Original : The Well-tended Perennial Garden The Essential Guide To Planting And Pruning Techniques, Third Edition

-Fabricante :

Timber Press

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“This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice.” -Real Simple Whether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on the essential practices of perennial care-included deadheading, pinching, and thinning-along with growing information for specific species and cultivars, on-trend garden design advice, a monthly planting and maintenance schedule, and details on native plants and gardening for wildlife. The Well-Tended Perennial Garden will be your ally in the quest for a beautiful, well-maintained garden. Review “When it was first published, Tracy’s book took the gardening world by storm. Undoubtedly, this new version will become indispensable, too.” -Ruth Rogers Clausen, Essential Perennials “This book encourages large, lush garden beds after determining soil types, moisture conditions, sunlight and shade, wind direction, and existing vegetation and structures. . . . The maintenance needs and planting and maintenance schedule sections that follow offer guidance not often found in gardening literature. . . . This third revised edition is worthy of purchase for its 50 new plants, including some native species important to pollinators and for human enjoyment.” - Booklist “There is no denying the excitement that the new edition of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden stirs in the hearts of gardeners and readers. This is a beautiful book, but more importantly it contains tested and true advice for home gardeners, both experienced and novice. . . . the perennial enthusiasts among us will find it difficult to resist adding this alluring incarnation to their home libraries.” - NYBGs Plant Talk “Techniques for maintaining perennials are thoroughly described at a level of detail that is hard to find elsewhere. . . . Although beautifully illustrated and designed this is not a book that will end up sitting on the coffee table. It is one that professional and amateur gardeners will be constantly reaching for.” - Gardens Illustrated “DiSabato-Austs extensive experience in horticulture informs the significant insights she presents in all parts of this edition, making this a valuable reference for any perennial plant gardener.” - Choice “From beginners to master gardeners, this book has tips for everyone. Filled with colourful photographs and a helpful encyclopedia, it is not only informative, but makes learning about gardening fun and exciting.” - The Week “An even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, and well-maintained perennial garden.” - Michigan Gardener “ The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is a good read for those who love to garden and a great reference for plant maintenance in future years.” - Journal Star “As always, packed with down-to-earth advice on designing and maintaining beautiful perennial gardens.” - The American Gardener “A book that gardeners of all levels should have as part of their library.” - The Ozaukee Press “This is the updated and expanded third edition of this highly regarded book. . . . Covers everything you need to know to create and maintain your own perennial garden, from maintenance, care and pruning to reliable performers.” - The Oregonian “My go-to reference for learning which perennials to cut back and which ones to leave alone.” -Omaha World-Herald “Remains the best book on the topic.” -New Jersey Herald From the Back Cover The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is the most thorough book on the essential practices of perennial care. Drawing on her years of expe­rience as an acclaimed horticultural designer, Tracy DiSabato-Aust offers tested, practical wisdom for creating a beautiful garden year-round. The A-to-Z encyclopedia clearly discusses the pruning and maintenance needs of the most useful perennial species. A month-by-month planting and