| The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer Contributor(s): Cohen, Stephanie (Author), Ondra, Nancy J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580175430 ISBN-13: 9781580175432 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: Two top garden writers and teachers offer fun, organized, and attainable advice on how to create gorgeous gardens using beloved perennial plants. The authors walk the gardener, step-by-step, through the process of creating new gardens and bringing new life to gardens that have lost their luster. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Landscape - Gardening | Garden Design - Gardening | Flowers - Perennials |
| Dewey: 635.932 |
| LCCN: 2004020306 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 8.44" W x 10.84" (2.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Turn your outdoor landscape into a rich, living canvas of color and texture. Encouraging experimentation, Stephanie Cohen and Nancy J. Ondra show you how to plan a garden that incorporates unique combinations of plants to achieve stunning effects. With an overview of garden design fundamentals and 20 sample garden plans, Cohen and Ondra will inspire you to play with creative juxtapositions of vibrant hues and subtle textures. Let your imagination run wild as you create your own unique and original garden designs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ondra, Nancy J.: - Nancy J. Ondra, author of Container Theme Gardens, is a garden writer and editor as well as the former owner and operator of a small rare-plant nursery. She is the author or co-author of a dozen gardening books, including Foliage (winner of the 2008 Book Award from the American Horticultural Society), The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer (winner of a 2006 Silver Award from the Garden Writers Association), Five-Plant Gardens, The Perennial Care Manual, Fallscaping, and Grasses. She currently gardens in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and blogs at www.hayefield.com. Cohen, Stephanie: - Stephanie Cohen, "The Perennial Diva," has received awards from the Philadelphia Horticulture Society, was elected a fellow of the Garden Writer's of America, and was named a Garden Communicator of the Year by American Nursery and Landscape Association. Cohen founded the aboredum at Temple University and served as the director for five years. She has written for Country Living Gardener, Blooms of Bressingham Perennial Program, American Beauties Program, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Magazine, Organic Gardening, Fine Gardening, and Green Profit. |