perennial

Encyclopedia of Perennials (American Horticultural Society)
$40.00
This book is fantastic. It has everything from the common to the most interesting. Great pics and info. I have read a ton of garden books and this one is the best. Worst every penny and it's really big.

Perennial Companions: 100 Dazzling Plant Combinations for Every Season
$14.95
The book was very nice, and arrived on time. However, there was a large crease in the cover, as though it had been bent backwards while being inserted into the envelope (it was a new book). What was otherwise a nice Mother's Day gift was effectively turned into a second-hand afterthought.

Caring for Perennials: What to Do and When to Do it
$19.95
Janet Macunovich has provided a very detailed account of what to do after you have planted your perennial garden. It is very informative as we follow her tending an actual perennial garden; a great concept. Mistakes and all, we see the problems, challenges, and joys of perennial gardening the way most of us do it. From early spring cleanup, to plant division, to weeding, plant choice and more, this is an excellent book for those who have a perennial garden, or those who are considering one. No punches pulled; highly recommended. Why four stars? I live in Arizona; if the book was written for desert gardens, five stars. (I know, I know...)
Bob Burke

Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles
$35.00
This is a great book. If you want to grow unusual vegetables, this book has lots of possibilities for you. If you prefer perennial gardening to annually planting tomatoes and sweet corn, this book is for you. It has great descriptions of loads of different kinds of plants with full growing information as well as detailed info on how the more unusual vegetables taste and are prepared for eating. I thought that I just couldn't grow vegetables, because pretty much all my garden beds are perennial, and I don't want to be disturbing the long-lived residents with annual vegetables every year. This book has lots and lots of options for perennial vegetables, many of them hardy but many others that have possibilities as container plants. Since reading this book, I've begun growing Sea Kale, Multiplier Onions, Scarlet Runner Beans, Sorrel, Rocoto Peppers, Chayote, Watercress, Pepinos, Achira, and more, and I'm planning to get Taro, Okinawan Spinach, Mashua, Chinese Artichokes, and many other kinds of plants. Not all the plants in the book are easy to find in the U.S., but so far, they've been worth looking for. And the book is too.