Cooler-zone gardeners are discovering that with a little wintertime care, plants that have long been considered "annuals" can thrive for years. These plants - including geraniums, gladioli, dahlias, begonias, rosemary, lavender, snapdragons, and even impatiens - aren't annuals at all. Rather, they are tender perennials. They aren't hardy enough to survive winter on their own, but they can be moved indoors during the cold months and then returned to...

From the Publisher: There is a fantastic array of vegetables you can grow in your garden, and not all of them are annuals. In Perennial Vegetables the adventurous gardener will find information, tips, and sound advice on less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, low-maintenance source of food. Imagine growing vegetables that require just about the same amount of care as the flowers in your perennial beds and borders-no annual tilling...

Features plant medleys that bring colour, texture, and excitement to the garden in different seasons. This book features 130 perennial combinations with photographs of each grouping, along with a numbered photo key and plant list. Each grouping features two to six plants.

"Mary Irish has produced the definitive guide for gardeners who want to create lush, colorful gardens while keeping artificial irrigation to a minimum. Because the climate is not uniform throughout the entire Southwest, Irish defines three distinct zones in terms of their hospitableness to plant life. Perennials for the Southwest provides information on how to design dry-climate gardens as well as everything you need to know about soil, planting,...

Discusses why gardening is different in the western United States than it is in the eastern United States and suggests solutions for challenges such as dry, rocky soil, intense sunlight, high elevations, and lack of water.