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The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom: 576 annuals, perennials, and bulbs in full color (Potting-Bench Reference Books) Paperback – February 1, 2004

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Plan a flower garden for season-long beauty and color with this comprehensive guide to growing 542 annuals, perennials, and bulbs. Plant-by-plant descriptions include specific growing instructions and precise information on regional suitability, sowing, transplanting, bloom time, propagation, and care, so you can choose and cultivate the species that will bloom brightest under your garden’s unique conditions. With at-a-glance design planner lists and full-color photographs of more than 500 flowers, this essential reference source is sure to find a prized place on your potting bench.
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Powell's book is a guide to growing 542 annuals, perennials, and bulbs. Each entry has information on the plant's botanic name, common name, description (appearance, size, color, and best use in the garden), zones in which the genus can be grown, flowering season, sowing, germination, transplanting, care, propagation, and the best combination of flowers. The guide also contains a photo gallery of all the plants and a planning chart for selecting 1,487 species by height, color, and bloom time. George Cohen
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“This book is a flower lover’s guide to growing 542 of the most popular annuals, perennials and bulbs.” – Flowers Herbs

“Powell's book is a guide to growing 542 annuals, perennials, and bulbs. Each entry has information on the plant's botanic name, common name, description (appearance, size, color, and best use in the garden), zones in which the genus can be grown, flowering season, sowing, germination, transplanting, care, propagation, and the best combination of flowers. The guide also contains a photo gallery of all the plants and a planning chart for selecting 1,487 species by height, color, and bloom time.”

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC (February 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580175171
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580175173
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.51 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.45 x 1.4 x 9.2 inches
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Sean M Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Go to info guide for flowers.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
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I love this book. I just started gardening and I was looking for a good reference book with lots of information. I found it in this book right here! It has so much information that is easy to look up because the design of the pages and icons of the charts are very well explained. I recently decided to try to grow some flowers from seed and was looking for some kind of seed guide. This book has a lot of good information about growing flowers from seeds and then the reference parts explains how long each seed takes to germinate, how to care for it, how to care for the plant after it is grown, zones, scientific names, all the information you could want for a flower. It does only include flowers, I believe there are different books just like this for vegetables and bushes. It has a color picture reference section with nice pictures. It even has a section in the back for different names plants could have. Good book for referencing flowers I highly recommend it if you love information.
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Jane Siegismund
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and great pictures
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
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Great layout with all the information you could need to choose flowers for your garden.
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A.H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference - Easy to Use
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2009
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This is an excellent resource! Over 500 pages of information, nearly everything I have looked up, including unusual and hard-to-find perennials and annuals, has been in this book. All plants are listed by their latin name, and Powell has included an easy index at the back of the book to look up the latin names under the common names. It's a really handy volume- each listing includes: brief description w/ page reference for a photograph included near the back of the book; the type of plant (hardy perennial, etc.), zones, flowering season; directions for sowing both indoors and outdoors, germinating time and requirements; transplanting information; care; combination ideas; warnings if the plant is toxic; and my favorite - how to propagate (i.e. by division, cutting, seed collecting, etc.). Also, any "tricks" for germination (like needing to soak seeds ahead of time), are also in the description. For anyone growing from seed, this is an excellent resource - much handier and more complete than many out there.
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Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2012
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I've had this book for about a month or two and have learned much about my plants. I really like that it gives the heat zones (as well as the hardiness zones) for the plants. Living in the desert it is very helpful to see which plants can survive the summer heat. The back of the book has a list of all the genera as well as its species along with zones, light, sun, height, etc. for quick reference. The one thing I do not like, however, is that all the photos are listed in one section in the back of the book. This makes it a little annoying flipping back and forth to see the pictures.
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Dippy Diner
5.0 out of 5 stars What I can't remember, this book has it
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2017
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This is the reference book I was looking for. There was one page turned back on itself but the book itself was in good condition with no underlining or highlighting. I felt that the package information for flower seeds was inadequate. This goes to the next level. If you don't know the scientific name, the common name is referenced in the back of the book. The scientific name insures that you get the flower you really want. I can't remember them either, so this was very helpful. It was delivered rapidly and the packaging was appropriate. I really liked the recommended plant combinations on each flower noted. That gets my creative juices flowing. This is a great book.
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Sarah
3.0 out of 5 stars Not useful for a home gardener...
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016
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This is yet another gardening book that was either a little misrepresented in the description and reviews, or I just totally misunderstood what it was. This book is a reference book. It is an index of some 1200 species with about 100 words per plant. There is less information for each plant than you could find quickly online, like on the Old Farmers Almanac or Gardening Know-How sites. Different cultivars are rarely mentioned for each species. There is no information on overall plant health or care and is NOT a book on gardening! Just a quick reference for specs like hardiness zones, bloom times, spacing...would probably only be useful for a professional landscaper who is managing several different environments. I will keep this book for now, but I wouldn't describe it as useful for a home gardener.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not useful for a home gardener...
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016
This is yet another gardening book that was either a little misrepresented in the description and reviews, or I just totally misunderstood what it was. This book is a reference book. It is an index of some 1200 species with about 100 words per plant. There is less information for each plant than you could find quickly online, like on the Old Farmers Almanac or Gardening Know-How sites. Different cultivars are rarely mentioned for each species. There is no information on overall plant health or care and is NOT a book on gardening! Just a quick reference for specs like hardiness zones, bloom times, spacing...would probably only be useful for a professional landscaper who is managing several different environments. I will keep this book for now, but I wouldn't describe it as useful for a home gardener.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extensive and concise
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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Great collection of info. If you are like me however and garden with using common names for plants, get ready to expand your knowledge. This book is set up by botanical name. While I've always admired people who can rattle off the botanical name of a plant, I've never been one to be able to retain that information. I'm going through the book marking pages with tabs with the common names and definitely learning in the process.
I purchased this book after reading an article that recommended it. It's a great addition to my collection of gardening books.
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Lailani
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021
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This is a great book and had all the information that I needed for starting flowers from seed and when to plant them.
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Jaxon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, everything you need to know in one book
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2019
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excellent textbook-like resource for all kinds of perennials and annuals. Includes a wealth of information on propagation, culture, and care. Awesome book!
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amber
5.0 out of 5 stars Briliant book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2014
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This book is just full of useful information for the novice gardener. Found it a great help would recommend it as a worthwhile buy
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Lisa Goulden
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2018
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Love this book! The plant "encyclopedia" portion of this book is outstanding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2018
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i love it
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c. n.
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2019
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excellent information and pictures
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