Armitage, A. M.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide descriptions and photographs of selected perennials; and includes over a dozen lists of plants suitable for particular situations or uses.

A comprehensive guide to native North American plants that provides gardeners and landscape professionals with an overview of hundreds of different types of native perennials, biennials, and annuals, with a general description of each plant, along with information on cultivation, distribution, garden maintenance, and more.

Resource guide for gardeners with advice on getting started and designing a garden, profiles of a wide variety of flowers, vegetables, herbs, groundcovers, and vines, and information on planting and caring for the garden, tools to use, and how to control pests and diseases.