Gardening with the seasons: Tips for combining plants

Anna Pavord, renowned author, highlights sixty “star” plants – from the tulip to the hydrangea – and associates them with the best possible companions: perennials, bulbs, annuals and shrubs. In this new revised and expanded edition of a reference work that has become a classic, the author offers creative combinations of plants for an enchanting garden all year round. The association proposals in this superb book will help the gardener, season after season, to marry the species well in order to obtain the best effects. – Anna Pavord has had several successes including La Tulipe (2001) and The Naming of Names (2005). His gardening column ran for nearly three decades in The Independent, from its launch in 1986 until the last issue in print. She now writes for the Sunday Times and is also associate editor of Gardens Illustrated. She lives in Dorset, England, and was awarded the Veitch Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2001. A reference and inspirational work for all plant lovers, in a new edition – revised and expanded for the modern gardener - Features over 150 plants, from widely grown classics to lesser-known quirky plants grouped in easy-to-make seasonal associations, for beautiful effects all year round - Easy to use by all garden enthusiasts, and illustrated beautiful color photographs - Written by Anna Pavord, one of the world's most respected authors on the art of gardening, a voice with a rare tone, not devoid of humor