Perennial Gardening with Derek Fell

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Derek Fell, whose award-winning perennial gardens draw thousands of visitors each year, shares his approach to planning and planting successful perennial displays. In Perennial Gardening with Derek Fell, you'll find:
^ Inspiring discussions on designing with perennials, including the Impressionists' approach to using color, creating tapestry effects with foliage, and popular one-color schemes
^ Plant lists that simplify pairing the right plant with the right situation, including perennials suitable for water gardens, meadow gardens, and shade gardens
^ Advice on growing perennials, featuring explanations of soil preparation, buying plants, propagation methods, and winter protection
^ Fell's top choices for species and cultivars to grow, together with detailed information on how to cultivate and care for the plants, as well as notes on pests and diseases
^ Special boxes that offer a connoisseur's tips on topics from color harmonies to container groupings to perennial... Tovább

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Derek Fell, whose award-winning perennial gardens draw thousands of visitors each year, shares his approach to planning and planting successful perennial displays. In Perennial Gardening with Derek Fell, you'll find:
^ Inspiring discussions on designing with perennials, including the Impressionists' approach to using color, creating tapestry effects with foliage, and popular one-color schemes
^ Plant lists that simplify pairing the right plant with the right situation, including perennials suitable for water gardens, meadow gardens, and shade gardens
^ Advice on growing perennials, featuring explanations of soil preparation, buying plants, propagation methods, and winter protection
^ Fell's top choices for species and cultivars to grow, together with detailed information on how to cultivate and care for the plants, as well as notes on pests and diseases
^ Special boxes that offer a connoisseur's tips on topics from color harmonies to container groupings to perennial companions
^ Full-color photographs that show each plant in situ
^ Garden plans that help you create stunning perennial displays of your own
Perennial Gardening
with
Derek Fell
This lavishly photographed volume, written by foremost gardening authority Derek Fell, offers a comprehensive approach to growing and designing with perennials. Fell explores the principles of garden design, discussing color harmonies and foliage effects, and shares his tricks for creating pleasing compositions. Sample garden plans show successful arrangements, including a colorful border and a freestanding island bed.
Fell also introduces you to sound gardening practices—using only organic methods—and simplifies techniques such as double digging, watering, staking, deadheading, and propagating. Special tip boxes throughout treat topics like hoop houses, collecting scarce perennials, and sub-shrubs.
An A-to-Z listing of the best perennials to grow provides details on cultivation for individual plants as well as recommendations for the species and culti-vars best suited to your particular situation. Information on habit, season of bloom, and pests and diseases accompanies every plant description, and each entry is illustrated with a stunning full-color photograph that displays the plant in situ.
Solid advice from a trusted gardening expert, focusing on results that are both beautiful and
achievable, makes Perennial Gardening with Derek Fell perfect for beginners and more experienced gardening enthusiasts alike.
About the Author
Derek Fell is a writer and photographer who specializes in step-by-step gardening, and is the host of a regular garden show for the QVC cable channel. His award-winning flower and vegetable gardens have been featured in Architectural Digest, Garden Design, Beautiful Gardens, and Gardens Illustrated ma.^azmts. Author of more than fifty gardening books and calendars, Fell's most recent books are Vegetable Gardening with Derek Fell, Renoir's Garden, The Impressionist Garden, and In the Garden with Derek.
Jacket photography © Derek Fell Jacket design by Susan Livingston Vissza