Product Description: This book advocates a new way of using perennials that works with – rather than against - nature. Noël Kingsbury explores planting schemes designed to suit the existing condition of your garden. If your soil is poor and fast draining, choose tough hardy cultivars that will thrive in these conditions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Describes the physical characteristics of grasses and bamboos, explains how to implement them in various garden settings, and provides information on specific varieties and their maintenance.

Product Description: Rethink the typical garden design of extensive lawn and narrow border. Instead, explore islands of flowers, thick lines of plants, and mixtures of shrubs, roses, perennials, and annuals growing together in perfect harmony. This mingled arrangement maintains its beauty longer, extends the value of the planting area, and lies at the heart of today's ornamental garden...read more

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Provides information on garden design, planting, and maintenance (view table of contents)

Product Description: From the sacred groves of Ancient Greece, to the secluded outside rooms of Sissinghurst, this work is a history of secret gardens. A wide variety of secret gardens is explored, from intimate retreats to treehouses, caves and grottoes...read more

Product Description: A complete guide to creating successful planting schemes in every area of the garden, this book offers original ideas for island beds, planting around water, and planting to direct the view. Each type of plant is described in close detail and its role in the garden is considered in full...read more

Showcases plants used to create drama and mood in the garden or as a counterpoint to the color that flowers provide (view table of contents)