A book written primarily as a professional reference that nonetheless has proven useful to amateurs because of the depth of the information provided. Gardeners who grow flowers for creating floral displays will find the author's recommendations on optimal stages of harvest invaluable.

Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Woody Plants for Fresh and Dried Cut Flowers

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Allan M. Armitage

Gardening & Landscape Design

Timber Press, Incorporated

Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials

Annuals are experiencing a resurgence as today's gardeners demand a wider variety of options. No longer confined to monotone bedding plants, dozens of "unusual" annuals are now available at garden centers in colors and forms far removed from the classic annual bed of pink petunias or red geraniums. In the tradition of his classic Herbaceous Perennial Plants, Allan M. Armitage has compiled descriptions and assessments of 245 genera of true annuals as well as plants that behave like annuals in USDA zones 1-7. Focusing on identifying the plants, successful culture, and their primary garden attributes, Armitage discusses 279 species in detail and summarizes the distinguishing features of hundreds of cultivars, many of which he has tested himself. Classics like begonias and pelargoniums are juxtaposed with newcomers from Australia, and all are subject to Armitage's critical eye. Color photos and line drawings illustrate the text, and he suggests additional reading in books, articles, and Web sites for many of the covered genera. Armitage bases his descriptions on extensive personal experience. His frank and conversational style keeps potentially dry details fresh, and each entry is liberally sprinkled with strong and sometimes amusing opinions. Useful lists in the appendix are further evidence of his expertise, as he compiles biennials, half-hardy perennials, winter annuals, shade-tolerant plants, fragrant plants, climbing plants, and everlastings. These lists extend the volume's application beyond a necessary tool for horticulturists and nurserymen to a practical guide for the dedicated home gardener.

Chris Johnson

Asha Kays

Timber Press

The popularity of native North American plants has soared in recent years, for many good reasons. Whatever draws you to native plants, you'll find no better or more authoritative guide than Allan Armitage. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's foremost horticulturists, Armitage describes more than 630 species and cultivars of perennials, biennials, and annuals that are native to the United States, bringing to each plant a wealth of practical knowledge and the full weight of his experience and expertise. Each entry includes a general description of the plant plus essential data you need to grow it successfully, including habitat, hardiness, correct garden site, maintenance, and propagation-all in a clear, easy-to-use format. Whether you are a native plant enthusiast or simply wish to use plants that work in the landscape, you'll find everything you are looking for in this readable, information-packed volume.

Armitage`s Native Plants for North American Gardens

Tlmber Press

Great book with wonderful color photos, great for any gardener!!!

The Color Encyclopedia of Garden Plants: Annuals/Perennials

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Armitage's Garden Perennials Second Edition, Revised

Discover the Pleasure of Gardening with a Master 
This edition is fully revised and updated as of 2020. 
Profiling over 1250 perennials, master horticulturist Allan Armitage enlightens the serious landscaper as well as the curious amateur in his easy-to-read, often humorous gardening classic, Garden Perennials. Recently revised and with over 1300 photographs by the author illustrating the details of each plant accompany authoritative growing tips and information. 
Here in one place is everything you will need to know to maintain a well-tended perennial garden. This thorough, user-friendly volume covers such classics as Phlox and Rudbeckia, including several new Arisaemas, Echinaceas, Heucheras, and Podophyllums, extensively describing each plant. 
Recipient of the American Horticultural Society's National Educator Award, Dr. Armitage travels and lectures widely, and is on the faculty of the University of Georgia, where he teaches and conducts extensive research, evaluating new offerings from flower breeders around the world. He has studied garden plants throughout Canada and the United States, gaining a broad perspective on the growing conditions throughout North America. 
In Armitage's own words, "This is gardening, not brain surgery. Gardening should always provide far more pleasure than pain." Like a good friend, he is not bashful about sharing personal opinions regarding which plants he prefers and which fail to pique his interest. His perfect blend of technical expertise and warm friendly delivery have earned this pictorial guide to perennials a prominent spot on the bookshelves of serious gardeners for decades. 
This book is also available from Echo Point Books in paperback (ISBN 16355619300).

Armitage's Garden Perennials Second Edition@@ Revised

Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Discover the Pleasure of Gardening with a Master This edition is fully revised and updated as of 2020. Profiling over 1250 perennials, master horticulturist Allan Armitage enlightens the serious landscaper as well as the curious amateur in his easy-to-read, often humorous gardening classic, Garden Perennials. Recently reivised and with over 1300 photographs by the author illustrating the details of each plant accompany authoritative growing tips and information. Here in one place is everything you will need to know to maintain a well-tended perennial garden. This thorough, user-friendly volume covers such classics as Phlox and Rudbeckia, including several new Arisaemas, Echinaceas, Heucheras, and Podophyllums, extensively describing each plant. Recipient of the American Horticultural Society's National Educator Award, Dr. Armitage travels and lectures widely, and is on the faculty of the University of Georgia, where he teaches and conducts extensive research, evaluating new offerings from flower breeders around the world. He has studied garden plants throughout Canada and the United States, gaining a broad perspective on the growing conditions throughout North America. In Armitage's own words, "This is gardening, not brain surgery. Gardening should always provide far more pleasure than pain." Like a good friend, he is not bashful about sharing personal opinions regarding which plants he prefers and which fail to pique his interest. His perfect blend of technical expertise and warm friendly delivery have earned this pictorial guide to perennials a prominent spot on the bookshelves of serious gardeners for decades. This book is also available from Echo Point Books in hardcover (ISBN 1635619297).

When the first volume of HPP was released thiry-one years ago, it quickly became a leading resource in the field of horticulture. It was recognized as one of the best 75 books in the last 75 years by the American Horticulture Society. With each new edition, the book has gained in respect and popularity and has since been simply described as the bible of perennial books. The fourth edition differs significantly from the third edition (2008). Dr Armitage has added dozens of new species and hundreds of new cultivars from breeders throughout the world. His comments on morphological characteristics of each species are scientifically sound while simple to understand by any reader. However, the real value of his writing is in his thoughts concerning a plant's garden worthiness. Other significant additions have been the detailed discussions of changes in plant nomenclature and in-depth dialogue on the problem of invasive plants. The new edition provides easy-to-read information for over 500 genera, species and cultivars used in the gardening and landscape trade. It also includes Dr. Armitages's interesting and occasionally controversial thoughts on the Internet, pronunciation of plant names, differences in gardening in the South and North, along with many other topics of interest. The book is written for professionals and gardeners in the United States and Canada but people throughout the world have also found it useful. 1109 p.

Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes

Stipes Publishing Co.

Field Guide to Specialty Cut Flowers: A Growers' Manual

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Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Woody Plants for Fresh and Dried Cut Flowers

Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials

Armitage`s Native Plants for North American Gardens

The Color Encyclopedia of Garden Plants: Annuals/Perennials

Armitage's Garden Perennials Second Edition@@ Revised

Armitage's Garden Perennials Second Edition, Revised

Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes

Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes

Field Guide to Specialty Cut Flowers: A Growers' Manual