"Practical tips for growing annuals, perennials, and bulbs in your own garden. Also includes garden design techniques"--Provided by publisher.

"Designing--planting--maintaining."--Cover.

A comprehensive, richly illustrated reference on how to grow plants from seed provides everything a gardener needs to know about germinating, growing, and cultivating more than five hundred different types of flowering plants, furnishing essential information on light, soil, spacing requirements, climate, general plant care, and propagation, with quick-reference charts covering more than one thousand species. Original.

Spring-flowering bulbs are the quintessential start of the gardening season. But bulbs are not only for spring, they can add colour and visual interest to your garden all year round. In Colour your Garden Jacqueline van der Kloet shows you how to combine bulbs with the existing plants in your garden. She explains how to choose the right bulb for the right situation, how to plant them for maximum effect and what to expect when you combine established plants with bulbs, both spring-flowering and those that flower in summer and even autumn. There is also inspiring information on planting bulbs for courtyards, balconies and roof terraces. Jacqueline shows there are interesting combinations to be made in pots as well, resulting in spectacular mini gardens that flower for weeks on end. AUTHOR: Jacqueline van der Kloet is one of the most famous garden designers of the Netherlands. She works around the globe and has designed EXPO 2000 in Hannover, River Park in Shen Yang (China), Millennium Park in Chicago and many more. SELLING POINTS: * Practical guide for big gardens and small balconies on how to combine bulbs with existing flowers * Discover different colour combinations and astonishing mini gardens 180 colour illustrations

A stunning flower garden that blooms throughout the seasons depends on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. This book shows how to grow plants from the “great garden triumvirate” and provides foolproof design techniques for any garden or landscape.

Reference to over 1,000 cold-hardy plants. Included annuals, perennials, woody plants, herbs, fruits and vegetables that can survive servre winters, especially where the ground freezes.

Explains that many plants grown in cool climates as annuals can thrive for many years through overwintering in containers.

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of flowers with this stunning book! This guide to annuals, perennials, gardening, and flower arranging is equal parts instruction and inspiration. Learn the basics about annuals, biennials, perennials, and bulbs Get tips on growing your own flowers, including picking the perfect plants for your site, installing your garden, and caring for your garden once it's planted Discover profiles of more than 85 popular plants, including chrysanthemums, dahlias, daffodils, hydrangeas, lilies, peonies, roses, sunflowers, tulips, and zinnias Follow step-by-step instructions to create 11 unique flower arrangements, both traditional and modern Hundreds of color photographs will inspire your own flower creations 144 pages