Product Description

Flippable, flexible, and comprehensive, this garden version of The Color Book (over 100,000 sold to date) is a must-have for gardeners with an eye to the big picture. Presented in the same interactive format as its popular predecessor, The Garden Color Book includes over 600 photographs of individual plants-displayed horizontally in swatches by colour-that let you flip back and forth, mixing and matching until you find the perfect colour scheme for your home garden. Concise plant profiles, more than 340,000 colour combinations, and a helpful introductory chapter ensure all gardeners will find their ideal garden colour palette-before putting trowel to earth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #420068 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.90 pounds
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 176 pages

From Amazon.com
The colors alone are enough to guarantee this book being a favorite for any flower enthusiast with a green thumb. The Garden Color Book is a feast for both the eyes and the imagination, and it's unique flip-book style (lifted from those mix-and-match children's picture books) make the possible combinations seem endless. While you'll be eager to skip ahead and get right into playing with the page strips, there's some important information in the beginning, including the key code for the various needs of each plant, zone hardiness, light and water requirements, and special concerns. So once you've paid your dues, let the fun begin! Each page of plants is cut into three horizontal strips, one level each for tall, medium, and short plants, and then separated into color groupings--the vivid indigos, bright oranges, and cool silver foliage are photographed beautifully, shown off to perfection with clear close ups. The back of each preceding strip contains squares of information about each plant, so as you're admiring, you merely have to glance to the left to learn whether it's appropriate for your space and conditions. With a clear plastic cover and sturdy spiral binding, this is a book to take outside with you, or pass around the garden club for group inspiration. --Jill Lightner

About the Author
Paul Williams is an expert horticulturist with a flair for creating striking plant combos and color schemes. He lives in England.