Giant Perennials: Star Performers for the Garden - Softcover

Gardeners know that structure is one of the most important elements in a successful garden design. Height is one way to add structure to a landscape. You can plant trees and shrubs, of course, but you also can use easy-to-grow perennials.

Giant Perennials is a fully illustrated guide to adding drama and scale to any garden using plants that grow to about 5 feet. Easy to use and featuring a handy, extended fold-over flap showing plant size, growing conditions, blooming time, flower or foliage, and height and spread, Giant Perennials includes:

A directory with more than 100 spectacular plants for every type of garden condition
Suggestions on where, how and what to plant with giant perennials
Advice on selection and cultivation
A separate chapter on designing with giant perennials, complete with planting schemes
Planting for damp or dry conditions, sun or shade
Using color, foliage, and seasonal features
Giant perennials in containers
Practical tips on getting started, routine care, propagation, and controlling pests and diseases.

Susan Berry is a writer and editor specializing in gardening. She has written or co-written The Complete Guide to Gardening in Containers, Best Plants, Irises, and The Low Maintenance Garden. She also writes for Gardener's World, Homes and Gardens and She magazines.