TY - BOOK AU - Carey,Jenny Rose TI - The ultimate flower gardener's guide: how to combine shape, color, and texture to create the garden of your dreams SN - 9781643260389 PY - 2022/// CY - Portland, Oregon PB - Timber Press KW - Flower gardening KW - Gardens KW - Designs and plans KW - Landscape architecture KW - Flowers KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; Introduction --; Your garden of flowers: a look at shape, role, presence, and color --; The flower gardener's calendar: a guide to the flowery year -- The; flower gardener's palette: choosing plants for your garden --; Laying the groundwork for your flower garden: location, inspiration, and design --; Putting your flower garden together: preparing, planning, planting, and maintaining --; Epilogue: into the future --; Suggested reading N2 - "The book proposes a holistic approach to flower gardening, with a refreshing difference: instead of concentrating primarily on color, it brings flower shape to the fore, which results in a more aesthetically pleasing result. The featured plants include both perennials and annuals, and have been chosen for their ease of care, attractiveness to pollinators, and environmental friendliness. Emphasis is also placed on seasonal succession, the long-term evolution of the flower bed, and organic gardening practices. In short, the book provides a complete road map to a successful, satisfying flower gardening"-- ER -