Flower Power! Amazing Tips, Tricks, and

Jerry shares is secrets on soil preparation, selection, fertilizing, pruning, composting, and weed and pest control. In addition, you get Jerry's list of favorite tried-and-true plants. You'll also learn about your favorite plant's soil, sun, and watering needs, along with its height, blossom color, and flowering time, all of which will make your garden planting a snap.

Jerry Baker is America's foremost authority on lawn, garden, and plant care.

Preface	p. XI
Annuals: The Annual Parade
Design with a Purpose	p. 4
Planning	p. 6
To Seed or not to Seed, That is the Question	p. 12
Pre-Grown Timesavers	p. 18
Protecting Your Beauties	p. 21
Other Ways to Grow Annuals	p. 29
Colorful Climbers	p. 31
Going to Pot in the Garden	p. 33
Other Ways to Use Annuals	p. 34
Dry Annuals for Long Lasting Beauty	p. 35
A Seed Saved is a Dollar Earned	p. 38
Get to Know Your annuals	p. 40
The Most Popular Annuals in the Class	p. 40
Here's the Rest of the Crowd...	p. 46
Perennials: Year-After-Year Favorites
Developing a Budding Friendship	p. 72
Flower Beds Don't All Have to be Circles and Squares	p. 74
Perennials Hate a Lumpy Bed	p. 81
To Seed or Not to Seed--That is the Question	p. 84
All Perennials Need Love	p. 89
Who's Who in the Perennial World	p. 96
Hosting Hostas	p. 111
Bulbs: Darling Dutch Dandies
All Bulbs Aren't Bulbs	p. 115
The Bloom Calendar	p. 119
Selection--Choose Your Bulbs Wisely	p. 127
Landscaping--Bulbs Don't Grow in Bags	p. 131
You Can Fool Bulbs Into Blooming Indoors	p. 135
The Facts of Outdoor Bulb Life	p. 144
Maintenance: Special Attention, Please!	p. 156
Weed Weapons	p. 159
What's Buggin' Your Bulbs?	p. 162
After the Bloomin' is Gone	p. 167
Propagation: Growing Your Own	p. 172
Some of My Best Bulb Friends	p. 178
Roses: Everything Is Coming Up Roses!
They're Not all Called Rose Bushes	p. 206
Planting: Home Sweet Home	p. 214
Eat, Drink, and be Merry!	p. 218
Pruning: Be a Controlled Cut-Up!	p. 222
Wrap Them up for the Winter	p. 224
Propagation: Start Your Own Rose Family	p. 226
Face Trouble Head-On	p. 227
Flowering Trees: A Splash of Color
Before You Buy Your Tree	p. 239
Favorite Flowering Trees	p. 243
The Scoop on Planting	p. 247
The Care and Feeding of Your Flowering Trees	p. 259
Flowering Shrubs: Blooming Walls
Select Your Shrubs Wisely	p. 272
Planting--There is a Season for all Things	p. 280
Expanding Your Shrub Family	p. 286
Let me Introduce You	p. 289
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