The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer by Cohen, Stephanie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Introduction Part One Perennial Design Demystified

1 Getting Started

What’s on My Wish List? What’s My Site Like? Bringing New Life to Tired Gardens

2 Selecting Your Perennials

Matching Plants to Your Site Creative Color Concepts All Shapes and Sizes

3 Exploring Perennial Partners

Annuals and Biennials for Perennial Gardens Bulbs to Light Up Beds & Borders Gardening with Grasses Shrubs for Structure and More

4 From Dream to Reality

Bed and Border Basics Putting Your Ideas on Paper Designing “On the Fly”

5 Its All in the Details

Creating Eye-Catching Combinations Planning for Paths and Walkways Garden Lighting Growing Up: Fences, Walls, and Trellises Ornaments: All in the Eye of the Beholder

Part Two Putting Perennials to Work

6 Problem-Solving with Perennials

Solutions for Soggy Sites Made for the Shade Soaked in Sunshine Dry-Soil Sites Small-Garden Strategies Bring Large Landscapes Down to Size

7 Creative Color Effects

Color-Theme Gardens Handling Hot Colors Working with White Pastel Plantings

8 A Year of Perennials

Perennial Gardens for All Seasons Super Impact for Spring Summer Sizzle Flowers and Foliage for Fall Winter Wonderlands

9 Gardens for Special Effects

Minimal-Maintenance Plantings Cottage Gardens: Anything Goes Formal Borders for Elegance Container Considerations Naturalistic Plantings

Part Three From Theory to Practice

10 Building a Border from Scratch 11 Expanding an Existing Garden 12 Reworking an Old Garden

Appendix

USDA Hardiness Zone Map Planning Chart Recommended Reading Please Don’t Eat the Delphiniums! Acknowledgments, Photo and Garden Design Credits

Index Footnote

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