Annuals for Instant Color (Gardening Essentials)

by Richard Bird

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This is an introduction to the many uses of these plants. It covers the basics of preparing your beds, sowing seeds, planting out and maintenance before proceeding to explain how to get the very best effects in different garden locations from the wide selection of annuals available. As the title suggests, the book focuses on how to make the most of the array of colours found in annuals, both in their flowers and foliage. It explains the different effects that can be created simply by show more choosing hot colours such as red or orange, romantic blues or cold creams. show less

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Richard Bird is the author of over 30 books including How to Plan a Small Garden, The Border Planner and Month-by-Month in the Garden. He has edited a number of gardening magazines and lectures widely about garden planting. He has also appeared on television and radio

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Home & Garden, Nonfiction
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635.9312Applied science & technologyAgricultureGarden crops (Horticulture)Flowers and ornamental plantsGroupings by life duration; taxonomic groupingsGroupings by life durationAnnuals
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