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Informationen zum Autor Alan Titchmarsh MBE is known to millions through his career as a television presenter of shows including Love Your Weekend, Love Your Garden , Ground Force , Gardeners' World , The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Spring Into Summer . He has written more than forty gardening books, as well as twelve novels and three volumes of memoirs. He was made MBE in the millennium New Year Honours list and holds the Victoria Medal of Honour, the Royal Horticultural Society's highest award. Klappentext The perfect perennial planting guide for gardeners of every skill level Herbaceous perennials flower each year, dying down in the winter and coming back to life the following spring. They are central features in the landscape of a garden as they appear year-after-year and must be regarded as constant features. This book gives the expert view on the vast array of flowers available. It includes creative ideas and border planting plans; practical advice on care, maintenance, and propagation; illustrated A-to-Z profiles of recommended plants; recommended plants for specific purposes, conditions, and effects; and step-by-step illustrations showing essential techniques. Zusammenfassung Herbaceous perennials flower each year, dying down in the winter and springing back to life the following spring. They are central features in the landscape of a garden as they appear year-after-year and must be regarded as constant features. This book gives the expert view on the vast array of flowers available.