Take the confusion out of choosing plants that will thrive in your garden. From the many varieties available today, find out which plants are right for your garden's conditions and how to keel) them healthy and beautiful. The 500 plants listed include old favorites as well as more unusual plants: chive, hollyhock, crown imperial, snowdrop, geranium, water lily, and tomato. Each listing gives a description of the plant and its place of origin; its growth rate and size at maturity; cultivation and propagation instructions; susceptibility to pests and diseases; sun, soil, and moisture requirements; and whether it's suitable for growing in a container. Additional lists help you select plants by their scent; color; performance, including length of flowering season; and their use as design elements. A perfect gardener's reference book.
- ISBN10 0753806916
- ISBN13 9780753806913
- Publish Date 11 February 1999 (first published 10 February 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 April 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English