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Southern living garden guide. Annuals / series editor, Lois Trigg Chaplin.

Chaplin, Lois Trigg.: (editor). Chaplin, Lois Trigg. (Added Author).

Summary:

Let the experts from Southern Living answer your questions about the planting and care of America's most popular ANNUALS Which annual is truly a gardener's delight? Turn to page 38 for a complete description of the almost perfect flower. Where can you find the annuals best suited for your growing conditions? "At a Glance" boxes beginning on page 36 provide the instant information. What color combinations create the most spectacular effect? See the photographs on pages 14 and 15 for inspiration. How do you make your garden grow? "Getting Started," beginning on page 16, gives you the answers.

Record details

ISBN: 084872240X
ISBN: 9780848722401
Physical Description: 128 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Birmingham, Ala. : Oxmoor House, ©1996.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Annuals primer : Annuals in the landscape ; Getting started ; Caring for annuals ; Plant hardiness zone map -- Plant profiles : Ageratum ; Black-eyed Susan ; Cabbage and kale ; Caladium ; Calliopsis ; Celosia ; Coleus ; Cosmos ; Dusty miller ; Four o'clock ; Foxglove ; Geranium ; Globe amaranth ; Hollyhock ; Impatiens ; Lantana ; Larkspur ; Lisianthus ; Madagascar periwinkle ; Marigold ; Melampodium ; Mexican mint marigold ; Morning glory and moonflower ; Moss rose and purslane ; Pansy, viola, and Johnny jump-up ; Petunia ; Poppy ; Rose verbena ; Scarlet sage ; Snapdragon ; Snow-on-the-mountain ; Spider flower ; Sunflower ; Sweet alyssum ; Sweet pea ; Sweet William ; Wax begonia ; Zinnia -- Pests and diseases -- Pesticides.