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Amazing Annuals
More than 300 container and garden plants for summer-long color

by Marjorie Mason Hogue

ISBN 1552093077

160 pages; 7 7/8" x 9 1/4"
Over 100 full color photos, index, glossary of plant terminology
Softcover

With newly developed growing techniques and the licensing of propagated plants, American gardeners can now choose among hundreds of exciting new plants from around the world. Amazing Annuals is the long-awaited guide to the best of these new plants. With detailed plant profiles, gardeners can select from more than 300 container and garden plants. Special chapters are included on culture and propagation of annuals, and container gardening. Along with garden wisdom, author Marjorie Mason Hogue provides practical information applicable to all annual plants, including self seeders, cut flowers, growing low-allergen annuals, transplantation, and much more.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
About Annuals
What is an Annual?
The Contained Garden
The Plants
Cutting Edge Annuals
Tender Perennials Grown from Cuttings
Tender Bulbs
Climbers and Trailers
Flamboyant Foliage
Annuals Grown from Seed
Culture and Propagation
Selected Sources of Annuals
Glossary
Index