Learn to grow all kinds of perennials with the wisdom and guidance of Kew Experts in this handy and comprehensive guide.

INTRODUCTION TO GROWING PERENNIALS
PLANTS
Bear’s breeches, Yarrow, Monkshood, Baneberry, Giant hyssop, Lady’s mantle
PROJECT 1: PLANTING PERENNIALS FOR FOLIAGE
Blue star, Columbine, Aster, Astilbe, Masterwort, False indigo
PROJECT 2: USING PERENNIALS IN A WINTER GARDEN
Elephant’s ears, Bistort, Siberian bugloss, Bellflower
PROJECT 3: MAKING YOUR OWN MULCH
Giant scabious, Plume thistle, Sea kale, Delphinium, Foxglove, Coneflower
PROJECT 4: REPEATING PLANTS TO UNIFY A BORDER
Globe thistle, Barrenwort, Fleabane,  Japanese anemone, Sea holly, Spurge
PROJECT 5: MAKING A GRAVEL GARDEN
 Joe Pye weed, Meadowsweet, Cranesbill, Avens
PROJECT 6: USING COLOUR IN A BORDER
Gypsophila, Sneezeweed, Sunflower, Hellebore, Day lily, Coral bells
PROJECT 7: PLANTING A CONTAINER WITH PERENNIALS
Hosta, Ice plant, Inula, Iris, Scabious, Red-hot poker, Bleeding heart, Blazing star
PROJECT 8: DIVIDING PERENNIALS
Leopard plant, Lobelia, Lupin, Yellow loosestrife, Purple loosestrife, Plume poppy, Bergamot, Catmint
PROJECT 9: TAKING STEM CUTTINGS TO GET MORE PLANTS
Peony, Poppy, Patrinia, Penstemon
PROJECT 10: DELAY CUTTING BACK PERENNIALS
Phlomis, Border phlox, Obedient plant, Solomon’s seal, Cinquefoil, Primula, Lungwort, Rodgersia
PROJECT 11: MIXING PERENNIALS WITH GRASSES
Black-eyed Susan, Sage, Burnet, Prairie mallow, Campion, Golden rod, Meadow rue, Globeflower
128 PROJECT 12: PLANTING TALL PERENNIALS TO ADD HEIGHT
Mullein, Vervain, Speedwell, Culver’s root
Troubleshooting
What to do when
Index
Photographic acknowledgments
 

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