The Border Book

Colorful, imaginative planting designs for every conceivable garden site. The Border Book shows you hundreds of fascinating plant combinations in dozens of original schemes, and makes each as easy to achieve as following a recipe in a cookbook. You can copy a scheme completely, take just a part of it, or go for one of the series of optional plantings shown in clear illustrations. The Border Book presents detailed planting designs for a wide variety of borders, island beds, and corner beds, as well as a collection of bright ideas for "leftover" garden locations that need an especially creative approach. More than 470 exquisite color illustrations and photographs show exactly what you will get when you follow the author's plant choices, cultivation notes, and maintenance advice.