Book description
Herbaceous perennials flower each year, dying down in the winter and
springing back to life the following spring. They are central features
in the landscape of a garden as they appear year-after-year and must
be regarded as constant features. This book gives the expert view on
the vast array of flowers available.
Includes:
* creative garden ideas and border planting plans
* practical advice on care, maintenance and propagation
* illustrated A-Z profiles of recommended plants
* recommended plants for specific purposes, conditions and effects
* step-by-step illustrations showing essential techniques
Alan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime of expertise in these definitive
guides for beginners and experienced gardeners. Step-by-step
illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the
basic gardening skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing
everything you need to create beautiful flower borders in your garden.
Originally trained at Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew, Alan Titchmarsh is the author of over 40 books
about gardening, including
How to be a Gardener Book 1: Back to Basics
, the fastest-selling of all time in the genre, and the bestselling
The Kitchen Gardener: How to Grow Your Own Fruit and Veg
. He writes for BBC
Gardeners' World Magazine
, and is gardening correspondent for the
Daily Express
and
Sunday Express
. He has presented
Gardeners' World
, the annual coverage of The Chelsea Flower Show and
Nature of Britain,
and has his own daily chatshow and presents his own show on Radio 2.
