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Title: Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for Great-Looking, Trouble-Free Gardens by Jeff Cox ISBN: 0-87596-889-9 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 25 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.76 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Beautiful Overview of the Most Popular Perennials
Comment: This beautiful book will be a prized addition to my collection. The photos are breathtaking. Each section dedicated to a different perennial tells the reader how to grow it, how to propagate it, where the perennial should be planted and when, and what other flowers would be great companions to the highlighted plant. Mr. Cox has divided the plants into different categories, some of which include seasonal blooming, height ranges, color groups, location (sunny/shady), and even those that are fragrant and attract hummers and butterflies. I will definitely add Mr. Cox's other books to my wishlist!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great reference source for the beginning gardener
Comment: I moved into my first house and wanted to get started with some perennial plants. But the variety out there was staggering! My library had some very comprehensive sources, but mostly I found them intimidating -- too many options, too much information to sort through!
Then I discovered "Perennial All-Stars." I'm so covetous of this book that I went out and bought it, even though there's a copy available in my local library. The book begins with a number of lists, the type of sun/shade they prefer, their flowering season, those that attract butterflies and birds, by flower color... this book's got a list for anything I could think of!
Then each of the all-star plants has two pages devoted to it. These two pages tell you where the plant prefers to grow, the ideal location for planting, some other recommended cultivars of the species, when and how to separate the plants. Even better, each article includes a list of possible "neighbor" plants, which makes it much easier for a beginner to try and plan their garden.
The pictures accompanying each article are beautiful and helpful. In most cases, they included a photo that managed to highlight both the leaves and the flowers, and the photo also managed to highlight the shape of the plant. I had grown very frustrated with books that showed me close-ups of leaves or flowers, or the whole plant from far away, so that I had difficulty really "seeing" the plant. Not so with this book!
I also appreciated the quality of the index, which not only included the "common" names and Latin names, but also references to the neighbor plants under the Latin name. It's a great, comprehensive index that made it easy to locate the plants I wanted.
I'd combed through back issues of our local paper and found several articles in which local experts recommended plants for our area. These experts all agreed with Jeff Cox! All but one of the plants they recommended appeared in this book, and in most cases it was even the same cultivar!
If you're looking for a guide to an old-fashioned garden, or if you want a guide to setting up "color-themed" gardens, there are other sources out there for you. But if you are starting out with gardening, or just want a spectacular reference source for the best hardy perennials out there, this is a great book to have.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great organization
Comment: I bought this book several years ago and it is one of the first books I grab when I'm looking for something new.
It is well organized into several different catagories depending on what your focus is.
I really like that all of the plants are listed alphabetically which makes finding one very easy.
The idea that I like the most is that the recommendation is for the plant that will most likely be the BEST performer and most likely be a success.
I love this book. It has wonderful photographs that are worth the price alone.
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Title: Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start by C. Colston Burrell ISBN: 0875968066 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials by Ellen Phillips, C. Colston Burrell ISBN: 0875969992 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Caring for Perennials: What to Do and When to Do It by Janet MacUnovich, Steven Nikkila ISBN: 0882669575 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade : Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens by Frances Tenenbaum ISBN: 0395873312 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Continuous Bloom by Pam Duthie ISBN: 1883052238 Publisher: Ball Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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