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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden - 3rd Edition by Tracy Disabato-Aust (Hardcover)

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden - 3rd Edition by  Tracy Disabato-Aust (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>This completely revised third edition of the bestselling classic <i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden</i> is a must-have ally in the quest for a beautiful, well-maintained garden. </b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." --<i>Real Simple</i></b> <p/> Whether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, <i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden</i> is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on the essential practices of perennial care--included deadheading, pinching, and thinning--along with growing information for specific species and cultivars, on-trend garden design advice, a monthly planting and maintenance schedule, and details on native plants and gardening for wildlife. <i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden</i> will be your ally in the quest for a beautiful, well-maintained garden.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden</i> is the most thorough book on the essential practices of perennial care. Drawing on her years of expe­rience as an acclaimed horticultural designer, Tracy DiSabato-Aust offers tested, practical wisdom for creating a beautiful garden year-round. The A-to-Z encyclopedia clearly discusses the pruning and maintenance needs of the most useful perennial species. A month-by-month planting and maintenance schedule and invalu­able lists of plants for specific conditions give you everything you need to have a showplace garden with a minimum of time and effort. <p/> Generations of gardeners have found <i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden</i> to be 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"When it was first published, Tracy's book took the gardening world by storm. Undoubtedly, this new version will become indispensable, too." --Ruth Rogers Clausen, <b><i>Essential Perennials</i></b> <p/> "This book encourages large, lush garden beds after determining soil types, moisture conditions, sunlight and shade, wind direction, and existing vegetation and structures. . . . The maintenance needs and planting and maintenance schedule sections that follow offer guidance not often found in gardening literature. . . . This third revised edition is worthy of purchase for its 50 new plants, including some native species important to pollinators and for human enjoyment." --<i><b>Booklist</b></i> <p/> "There is no denying the excitement that the new edition of <i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden</i> stirs in the hearts of gardeners and readers. This is a beautiful book, but more importantly it contains tested and true advice for home gardeners, both experienced and novice. . . . the perennial enthusiasts among us will find it difficult to resist adding this alluring incarnation to their home libraries." --<b>NYBG's <i>Plant Talk</i></b> <p/> "Techniques for maintaining perennials are thoroughly described at a level of detail that is hard to find elsewhere. . . . Although beautifully illustrated and designed this is not a book that will end up sitting on the coffee table. It is one that professional and amateur gardeners will be constantly reaching for." --<i><b>Gardens Illustrated</b></i> <p/> "DiSabato-Aust's extensive experience in horticulture informs the significant insights she presents in all parts of this edition, making this a valuable reference for any perennial plant gardener." --<i><b>Choice</b></i> <p/> "From beginners to master gardeners, this book has tips for everyone. Filled with colourful photographs and a helpful encyclopedia, it is not only informative, but makes learning about gardening fun and exciting." --<i><b>The Week</b></i> <p/> "An even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, and well-maintained perennial garden." --<i><b>Michigan Gardener</b></i> <p/> "<i>The Well-Tended Perennial Garden </i>is a good read for those who love to garden and a great reference for plant maintenance in future years." --<b><i>Journal Star</i></b> <p/> "As always, packed with down-to-earth advice on designing and maintaining beautiful perennial gardens." --<i><b>The American Gardener</b></i> <p/> "A book that gardeners of all levels should have as part of their library." --<i><b>The Ozaukee Press</b></i> <p/> "This is the updated and expanded third edition of this highly regarded book. . . . Covers everything you need to know to create and maintain your own perennial garden, from maintenance, care and pruning to reliable performers." --<i><b>The Oregonian</b></i> <p/> "My go-to reference for learning which perennials to cut back and which ones to leave alone." <b><i>--Omaha World-Herald</i></b> <p/> "Remains the best book on the topic."<b> --<i>New Jersey Herald</i></b> <br><br>

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