Annuals with Style Design Ideas from Classic to Cutting Edge

Name: Annuals with Style Design Ideas from Classic to Cutting Edge
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ISBN: 9781561585588

ISBN-10: 1561585580

ISBN-13: 9781561585588

Edition: 2002 (Reprint)

Authors: Tom Christopher, Michael A. Ruggiero

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This innovative garden design book puts the spotlight on the trendiest flowers in today's garden, thanks to their simplicity, beauty and flexibility. It shows new ways in which annuals are being used and how to apply these ideas to individual styles.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 9.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



Introduction



From Classic to Cutting Edge: Designing with Annuals



The Story of Annuals


What Is an Annual? The Botanist's Answer


What Is an Annual? The Gardener's Answer


What Is an Annual for You?


Annuals in Retrospect


A New Outlook



Into the Garden


Opportunities for Display


Annual Beds and Borders


Mixed Beds and Borders


Annuals as Featured Players


A Living, Flowering Mulch


Growing Up


Consider the Practicalities


Learning from Your Garden



Planting with Style


Formal or Informal


Using Color


The Importance of Foliage


Consider the Scale


Profile


Quick Fixes


Planting through the Seasons



Making the Garden Grow



Getting Started


Purchasing Plants


Starting from Seed


Acquiring Annuals by Other Means



Planting and Care


Assessing a Site


Fertilization


Laying Out the Garden


Transplanting Techniques


Weed Prevention


Watering


Pinching and Deadheading


Staking



The Essential Annuals



Annuals for Special Uses


Index