Over ten years in the making, Annuals and Biennials is the most comprehensive guide available to these favorite and useful plants. Compiled by Martyn Rix and Roger Phillips, Annuals and Biennials includes over 1,000 types of annuals and biennials, each described and illustrated with a color photograph.

Annuals and Biennials also includes:

• creating a natural look in a very short time
• growing tips for successful cultivation
• propagation advice
• origins of plants and their varieties
• plant combinations and flowering times for every phase of the growing season
• natural planting associations
• combinations for borders, island beds, meadow gardens
• further reading and sources

With a wide variety of old favorites and an exciting selection of rarities, Annuals and Biennials is an indispensable and inspiring reference for color and variety in all sites and soil conditions.