This fully comprehensive guide to the outstanding garden plants of every season should be on the book shelves of both novice gardeners and green-fingered experts. More than 425 full-color photographs illustrate detailed listings for specific varieties of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and trees. Each category features troubleshooting advice, instruction on cultivation and maintenance, tips on garden design, and schedules for garden care in every season. There is also detailed information on bringing outdoor plants into the home so that beautiful plants can be part of life the year round in every climate. Elvin McDonald is a respected expert on horticulture, the author of more than 50 gardening books, and a former editor of House Beautiful magazine. --Nancy Starr