The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques | 
| Author: Tracy Disabato-aust
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2597
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 7.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0881928038
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.932
EAN: 9780881928037
ASIN: 0881928038
Publication Date: July 1, 2006
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With more than 130,000 copies sold since its original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. Now, in this expanded edition, there's even more to learn from and enjoy. This is the first, and still the most thorough, book to detail essential practices of perennial care such as deadheading, pinching, cutting back, thinning, disbudding, and deadleafing, all of which are thoroughly explained and illustrated. More than 200 new color photographs have been added to this revised edition, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A-to-Z encyclopedia of important perennial species. In addition, there is a new 32-page journal section, in which you can enter details, notes, and observations about the requirements and performance of perennials in your own garden. Thousands of readers have commented that The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is one of the most useful and frequently consulted books in their gardening libraries. This new, expanded edition promises to be an even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, well-maintained perennial garden.
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Used by the experts, this book soars above the rest February 20, 2008
Again, I found out about this excellent book while working at the state horticulture hotline...while our jobs were to answer all plant related questions in the tri-state area, we were housed in a horticulture library and I can tell you this book was in such demand! All of us used it constantly as it is well written, nice pix and provide good detail. This book (along with Dirr's exceptional guide to plants) are the two top books for garden lovers. It is worth the money and as soon as I left the agency, I got a copy for myself.
Great Reference Book February 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, great price, and it arrived before I knew it- in three or four days. This was my first Amazon purchase, as I received a gift certificate for my birthday. I was amazed to find this book at such a great price, about a third less than the list price. This is the latest edition, just updated in 2007, with new photos and information. Great reference book, or you can read it from cover to cover if you're looking for ideas and inspiration over the winter. The second half of the book is a plant encyclopedia, covering everything you need to know about any perennial you can think of or you can find plants according to your specific needs, ie; shade, dry, full sun, etc. AND the photos are wonderful. This is the bible for perennial gardeners-and at a great price.
Amazon January 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love the book! It was a Christmas gift to my husband and it was delivered very timely and in great condition. The price was good too! I will definitely use Amazon again.
A Well-Tended Book January 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are four things that set this book apart from other books on perennials. The first is that this book emphasizes pruning which is unusual and valuable. The second is a discussion of planting and maintenance that is loaded with the author's experience and pictures of her OWN work. Third, the plant encyclopedia gives cultural information that goes beyond the basics of soil type, zone, and exposure. Fourth, near the back of the book there is a set of pages that serves as a journal for the gardener where he/she can record the pruning and general maintenance that he/she has given to individual plants. The only thing I can say about this feature is, "Bravo, Tracy," and in the next edition include a pad of these pages! Other than being a bit on the hefty side, this book is perfect.
Comprehensive Book November 23, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just finishd Writing the ZEN OF WATERING YOUR GARDEN. This book has helped me plant and maintain my perennial gardens. I have more than one perennial garden because I have spaces in the shade and others that get different amount of daylight. I add seasonal annuals and the result has been very satisfying. The book has helped me attain the zen-like experience I have acheived in my gardens.
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