The Harrowsmith Perennial Garden: Flowers for Three Seasons by Patrick Lima

The Harrowsmith Perennial Garden: Flowers for Three Seasons by Patrick Lima This book is USED (not new) Condition: Very Good - Format: Paperback Publisher: Firefly Books, , Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches, pages SKU: 572d - We use NZ Post overnight for delivery so please allow 1-5 days for delivery - If you would like to see more photos of the book, ask a question and we'll add them Book Description: The Harrowsmith Perennial Garden is your key to a beautiful, well-designed garden, featuring flowers that will bloom continually from spring through fall and provide a progression of eye-catching color throughout the growing season. Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Arranged by season of bloom and emphasizing companion planting by color and height, this work on developing a perennial garden has much to commend it, not the least of which are Lima's commitment to gardening without pesticides and the splendid photographs. The author works valuable tips on creating borders and preferred species chattily into the text. The only flaw is that new gardeners might overlook the offhand references to soil or site requirements; conversely, many senior gardeners, can profit from Lima's work. The book includes lists of sources, a glossary, and index. Highly recommended. Deci Lowry, Chappaqua, N.Y. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Seasons in the Sun: A Consideration of perennial gardens Flower gardens are created for pleasure, pure and simple. And what pleasure Larkwhistle provides my partner and me! After more than a decade, an early-morning tour of our flowerbeds is still more of a certainty than breakfast is -- and every bit as nourishing. Each bed or border brings its own gifts: fat bumblebees, brilliant butterflies, the sultry scent of trumpet lilies and the heady bouquet of peonies. Colours change from day to day, flower following flower as spring days warm into summer, then cool toward autumn. ...