Country Gardening-from the team that created Abrams' popular Seaside Gardening-provides the ideas and information needed to create a beautiful garden for relaxation and entertainment, full of surprising points of visual interest and alive with birds, butterflies, and even fish. Among its valuable features are: Handsomely illustrated sections devoted to creating a country ambiance; essentials of garden architecture, such as fences, gates, walls, containers, and outbuildings; whimsy in the garden; water gardens; and vegetable gardens. Wise practical advice for the inexperienced gardener, ranging from design principles to simple hints on growing perennials, annuals, and vegetables. Extensive annotated plant lists, carefully chosen to feature a broad range of easy-to-grow varieties.
