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200 Tips for Growing Beautiful Perennials - Softcover

Ashmun, Barbara Blossom

 
9781556522789: 200 Tips for Growing Beautiful Perennials

Synopsis

Advice on planting and caring for perennials includes tips on planning and preparing flower beds and choosing perennials for different types of gardens

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Refresh the foliage of spring-blooming perennials.
To refresh the foliage of spring-blooming perennials such as pulmonaria when their leaves get shabby in summer, whack back the foliage and water the plants well. You will be delighted with a fresh set of new leaves that will look much better throughout the summer.

Synopsis

This guide contains 200 useful tips for selecting, combining and nurturing a dazzling array of perennials in the garden. Among the topics discussed are: choices for fragrance, flowers for cutting and containers, dried flowers, selecting tools, preparing the soil, coping with clay soil and other difficult areas, planning beds and combating pests. Also included is advice on extending the gardening season into autumn and late spring. The book gives ideas for combinations of texture, colour and height for single-season and multi-season borders, and for island beds and screening without fences.

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