Powerful Perennials is a beautiful book filled with gorgeous pictures focusing on gardening in the Rocky Mountains. Nedra Secrist has done a wonderful job of highlighting each plant with an easy to understand table indicating each plant’s shape, height, width, bloom time, color, site, light, hardiness, and other comments. This section is then followed by text that describes from the voice of the plant itself what it’s strengths and weaknesses are, as well as tips to helping it thrive. It is a whimsical way to get information across, while still being factual and helpful.
The book is sectioned into four zones: Cold-Hardy Perennials, Drought-Tolerant Perennials, Wildlife-Resistant Perennials, and Gardening in Difficult Soils. There is also a detailed index to help you quickly find the plant you are looking for. Throughout the book there is information on all kinds of topics, such as: gardening tools, making compost, garden art, tags/identification, rooftop gardens, butterflies, and many more.
It should be noted that I did not read this book in its entirety, but enough to gain an understanding of what the content was and how it would be most useful. The text is a bit lengthy, but it provides plenty of details and knowledge. Any gardener – novice or experienced- would love this book.
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Cedar Fort
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