ENCY OF PLANTS FOR GARDEN SITS

This is a standard reference covering perennials and annuals, including biennials, bedding plants, herbaceous plants, groundcovers, rock-garden material, bulbs and tuberous plants, bog and aquatic plants, grasses and ferns, climbers and planter-box material. In addition to complete descriptions and cultural information, the book contains a guide to 40 typical garden situations, which provides examples for the potential uses of all the listed material. All the plants are referenced to appropriate garden situations. The book's material is arranged systematically by genus and species, and the indexing permits access through botanical names, common names or synonyms.