Fedor claims that gardeners can produce healthy, delicious herbs, fruits and vegetables without artificial pesticides and fertilizers by taking advantage of cutting-edge scientific research into natural gardening methods. The book features an illustrated directory of 250 plant varieties along with information on ideal growing conditions, pest prevention and times to plant and harvest. There's also information on preserving fresh produce, preparing compost and planting varieties in combinations that nourish and support each other. How to showcase perennials So many flowers. Such a short growing season.
Few plants are as rewarding as perennials, the flowers that keep on giving year after year.
The trick is to find the right combination and arrangement of perennials to provide color and form to your landscape month after month. The richly illustrated, oversized hardback, with more than 400 color photos, showcases 100 plants Burrell selected as the colors for her garden palette. Burrell also suggests ways to enhance the look of the landscape by adding shrubs, trees, water features and other elements. These insects breed and hatch in standing water. Females lay their eggs on the water surface or in low-lying places where water is likely to accumulate.