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Perennial Book Picks

Hi Linda,


If you're primarily looking for pictures and descriptions to see
what things look like, _Hardy Herbaceous Perennials_ by Jelitto 
and Schact is great.  It's a two volume set for $125 (Hamilton
Books has had it for $80) and doesn't have a lot of cultural 
information, but it does have a lot of pictures and a ton of 
descriptions.  For a mix of pictures and cultural information
I like _Perennials for American Gardens_ by Clausen and Ekstrom,
_Gardening with Perennials Month by Month_ by Hudak (about $50
each) and _Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia ($50 new, but it's 
been around a long time and I frequently see copies in used 
bookstores in the $10-$25 range).  Phillips and Rix have a two
volume set _Early Perennials_, _Late Perennials_ that is a 
viewer's dream come true - page after page of pictures with very
little text (these are $27 each, but Hamilton's has had them for
about $18 each - I got mine at a book fair for $9 each).  They
also have a similiar book for bulbs; for information about bulbs
I like _Manual of Bulbs_ by Bryan and Griffiths - no pictures,
but lots of information.  For ornamental grasses, I like 
_Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses_ by Greenlee, a pretty good
variety (250) covered with high quality pictures and great 
cultural information.

Overall, I like Timber Press books (www.timber-press.com) - they
are consistantly high quality both in terms of factual content
and illustrations.  Hamilton Books (www.hamiltonbook.com) is a
great source for discounted books.

Hope this is of some use,

John
jford@runet.edu

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