The Proven Winners Garden Book: Simple Plans, Picture-Perfect Plants, and Expert Advice for Creating a Gorgeous Garden - Paperback

by Ruth Rogers Clausen (Author), Thomas Christopher (Author)

Garden with the confidence of a winner

Proven Winners is America's #1 plant brand. And now they are sharing their expert plant knowledge and creative design ideas in their first book, The Proven Winners Garden Book. This definitive guide starts with lessons on how to prepare a space, tips on choosing the right design, and a primer on buying the right plants.

Twelve garden plans provide simple design ideas that will add curb appeal to your home garden. They include:

• A welcoming entryway
• A butterfly and pollinator garden
• A fragrant flower garden
• A shady summertime retreat
• A deer-resistant garden

There are an additional twenty-five container recipes that add color and pizzazz to gardens of all sizes--even on balconies and patios. The creative combinations include holiday themes, solutions for shade and other concerns, poolside ideas, and much more.

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Garden With the Confidence of a Winner

You know Proven Winners as the #1 plant brand, offering the healthiest, most attractive annuals, perennials, and shrubs. Now, their decades of experience and knowledge are distilled in this go-to guide. You'll find:

Simple garden plans, including designs to attract birds and butterflies, create intoxicating fragrance, and many more
Dozens of container recipes that boost curb appeal and add color and texture to balconies and patios
Helpful lessons on buying the best plants, preparing and planting a space, and maintaining four-season color

Follow the proven advice of the most trusted name in plants and create a winning garden with this must-have manual.

Author Biography

Ruth Rogers Clausen has received the GWA Gold Award, and she was the horticulture editor for Country Living Gardener for more than seven years.

Thomas Christopher writes about horticulture for The New York Times, The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, and Horticulture Magazine. He is also a columnist for House & Garden and a contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living.