Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Perennials

KEW ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS has built a global resource for medicinal plant names that enables health professionals and researchers to access information about plants and plant products relevant to pharmacological research, health regulation, traditional medicine and functional foods.RICHARD WILFORD is the manager of Garden Design at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He has a particular interest in bulbs and is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Bulb Committee. He writes extensively for Kew Magazine and Gardens Illustrated, amongst other publications.

• INTRODUCTION TO GROWING PERENNIALSPLANTSBear’s breeches, Yarrow, Monkshood, Baneberry, Giant hyssop, Lady’s mantlePROJECT 1: PLANTING PERENNIALS FOR FOLIAGEBlue star, Columbine, Aster, Astilbe, Masterwort, False indigoPROJECT 2: USING PERENNIALS IN A WINTER GARDENElephant’s ears, Bistort, Siberian bugloss, BellflowerPROJECT 3: MAKING YOUR OWN MULCHGiant scabious, Plume thistle, Sea kale, Delphinium, Foxglove, ConeflowerPROJECT 4: REPEATING PLANTS TO UNIFY A BORDERGlobe thistle, Barrenwort, Fleabane,  Japanese anemone, Sea holly, SpurgePROJECT 5: MAKING A GRAVEL GARDENJoe Pye weed, Meadowsweet, Cranesbill, AvensPROJECT 6: USING COLOUR IN A BORDERGypsophila, Sneezeweed, Sunflower, Hellebore, Day lily, Coral bellsPROJECT 7: PLANTING A CONTAINER WITH PERENNIALSHosta, Ice plant, Inula, Iris, Scabious, Red-hot poker, Bleeding heart, Blazing starPROJECT 8: DIVIDING PERENNIALSLeopard plant, Lobelia, Lupin, Yellow loosestrife, Purple loosestrife, Plume poppy, Bergamot, CatmintPROJECT 9: TAKING STEM CUTTINGS TO GET MORE PLANTSPeony, Poppy, Patrinia, PenstemonPROJECT 10: DELAY CUTTING BACK PERENNIALSPhlomis, Border phlox, Obedient plant, Solomon’s seal, Cinquefoil, Primula, Lungwort, RodgersiaPROJECT 11: MIXING PERENNIALS WITH GRASSESBlack-eyed Susan, Sage, Burnet, Prairie mallow, Campion, Golden rod, Meadow rue, Globeflower128 PROJECT 12: PLANTING TALL PERENNIALS TO ADD HEIGHTMullein, Vervain, Speedwell, Culver’s rootTroubleshootingWhat to do whenIndexPhotographic acknowledgments