Complete Guide to Flower GardeningComplete information on planning, designing, planting and caring for flower gardens.Offers garden plans for country, traditional, and naturalistic gardens adaptable to any location and color scheme.More than 700 lush color photos and illustrations offer both inspiration and instruction.Encyclopedia features more than 450 species of flowers, ornamental grasses, and ferns.Profiles flower gardeners from across the country who share their secrets for success.Includes a handy list of mail-order nurseries, plus frost date and hardiness zone maps. |
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PART | 62 |
DESIGNING TRADITIONAL GARDENS 98121 | 99 |
DESIGNING NATURALISTIC GARDENS 122151 | 123 |
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1½ feet annual in Zones aphid aster Astilbe bare-root or container-grown bloom blossoms blue borders bright bulbs Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum x morifolium Climate clumps color container-grown plants Coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata cottage gardens Cultivars and Similar daisy daylily Deadhead Dicentra eximia Divide in spring drained soil early spring early summer edging feet tall feet wide Fertile foliage foot tall fragrant Full sun green leaves grow grown plants hostas Humus-rich hybrid inches tall Iris last frost late summer lavender light shade lily moderate moisture moist soil Monarda didyma mulch orange Paeonia lactiflora perennials Perovskia atriplicifolia Pests Pests and Diseases petals Phlox pink Plant bare-root Plant container Planting and Propagation plants in spring plentiful moisture purple rock gardens roots rose Rudbeckia fulgida Salvia seeds self-sow shrubs Similar Species Soil and Moisture spacing 2 feet Special spikes Stachys byzantina stems tulips Usually pest free well-drained soil white flowers wildflower winter yellow zinnia