This is the third book we have written together, though separately we have written others . . . But to say ‘written separately' makes no sense, for when two lives have been bent for so many years on one central enterprise―in this case, gardening―there really is no such thing as separately." With these words, the renowned garden designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd begin their entertaining, fascinating, and unexpectedly moving book about the life and garden they share. The book contains much sound information about the cultivation of plants and their value in the landscape, and invaluable advice about Eck and Winterrowd's area of expertise: garden design. There are chapters about the various parts of their garden, and sections about particular plants―roses and lilacs, snowdrops and cyclamen―and vegetables. The authors also discuss the development of their garden over time, and the dark issue that weighs more and more on their minds: its eventual decline and demise. Our Life in Gardens is a deeply satisfying perspective on gardening, and on life.

An insider's tour of eighteen special gardens from across the United States pays tribute to the special delights of regional gardening in which the landscape design has taken into consideration the special characteristics, plants, and climate of its locale, ranging from a woodland garden in Maine, to a Wisconsin farmland garden, to a garden planted in gravel in Palo Alto, California.

An authoritative quick reference covers more than six hundred species and 250 genera, profiling each for appearance, climate preference, value, and more; sharing illustrated at-a-glance information for their cultivation. 12,000 first printing.

Why does everyone love a rose, and what does it offer that other flowers lack? The collection of essays in this book is inspired by the answers to this question, the writers offering historical information and tips on culture, as well as their own personal reminiscence.

A guide to the life-affirming benefits of living off the land, full of delicious recipes, concentrates on raising vegetables, showing how to create a successful garden that not only produces food but creates a magical healing space. 15,000 first printing.

Two landscape artists reveal the secrets of their successful five-acre garden, offering tips on perennials, rock gardens, roses, bog gardens, wildflowers, shrubs, conifers vegetables, and other plants

Advice on planting and growing annuals includes tips on seed starting, spacing, transplanting, and fertilizing