Illustrated guide to large-sized perennials (over 5 ft/3 m. in height) for the garden plus tips on cultivation and design.

Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know to choose from the thousands of perennials available, and care for the ones you already have.

Perennials are amongst the most widely used garden staples. They are the largest group of garden plants and offer magnificent diversity for every location from

A complete guide to perennial plants for the garden furnishes an A-to-Z listing of more than 460 plants and their blooming cycles and explains how to design a p