If, like most of us, you love perennials and grow them in your garden, this new, straightforward book is for you. It is an easy-to-use, portable reference text on every aspect of growing and caring for a thoughtful selection from this popular and long-lived group of plants. In this compact, clearly laid out volume each alphabetical entry contains practical and detailed advice about the following: -The main characteristics of each selected perennial and how to grow and propagate them. - Optimal growing conditions, soil requirements and the best maintenance regime for each one. - Each plant's flowering season and what other plants it goes best with. This book also contains information about which perennials are beneficial to wildlife, which are suitable to use as cut flowers, and the latest in variety development.