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KARAN DAVIS CUTLER has received eight Quill and Trowel awards from the Garden Writers of America. Her articles have appeared in Horticulture, The American Gardener, Organic Gardening, Harrowsmith Country Life, and other publications. A former magazine editor, she is the author of many books, including Burpee—The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener (1997, 2006), Flowering Vines: Beautiful Climbers (1999), The New England Gardener's Book of Lists (2000), and Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines (2003). She grows flowers and vegetables on thirteen acres in northern Vermont.

BARBARA ELLIS, a freelance writer and editor, is the author of many gardening books, including Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants (1998), Deckscaping (2002), and Shady Retreats (2003). She was publications director for the American Horticultural Society and editor of The American Gardener, and for more than a decade was managing editor of garden books for Rodale Press. She tends an organic, wildlife-friendly garden filled with flowers in Maryland on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Introduction. PART I.FLOWER GARDENING FROM THE GROUND UP. Chapter 1. The World of Flowers: Understanding Plant Basics. Chapter 2. Where Does Your Garden Grow: Taking Stock of Local Conditions. Chapter 3. Home Ground: Assessing Your Garden Site. Chapter 4. Terra Wonderful: Making Great Soil For Growing Flowers. Chapter 5. Balancing Act: Creating Borders and Beds. Chapter 6. Garden Work: Planting and Tending Flowers. Chapter 7. Bugs and Other Bothers: Handling Problems in the Flower Garden. Chapter 8. Being Single-Minded: Creating Gardens of Special Delight. Chapter 9. Tool Talk: Equipping the Flower Gardener. PART II. PLANT PORTRAITS. Achillea. AconitumAgeratum houstonianum. Alcea rosea. Alchemilla mollis. Allium. Amsonia tabernaemontana. Anemone. Anthemis tinctoria. Antirrhinum majus. AquilegiaAruncusAsclepias tuberosa. Aster. Astilbe. Baptisia australis. Begonia. BergeniaBrachyscome iberidifolia. Bracteantha bracteata. Calendula officinalis. Campanula. Canna [ts] generalis. Catharanthus roseus. Celosia argenteaCentaureaCentranthus ruber. Chrysanthemum ? morifolium. CimicifugaCleome hasslerana. Convallaria majalis. CoreopsisCorydalis. Cosmos. Crocus. DahliaDelphiniumDianthusDicentraDictamnus albus. DigitalisEchinacea purpurea. Echinops ritro. EpimediumEryngiumEschscholzia californica. EupatoriumEuphorbia. FilipendulaFritillaria. FuchsiaGaillardiaGalium odoratum. Gazania ringens. GeraniumGeumGladiolusGomphrenaGypsophilaHelenium autumnale. HelianthusHelleborusHemerocallisHeucheraHibiscus moscheutos. HostaHyacinthus orientalis. IberisImpatiens. IpomoeaIrisKniphofia uvaria. Leucanthemum [ts] superbum. LiatrisLigularia. LiliumLimoniumLinumLiriopeLobeliaLobularia maritima. Lunaria annua. Lupinus. Lychnis. LysimachiaMalvaMatthiola incana. MonardaMyosotis sylvatica. Narcissus. Nepeta. NicotianaNigella damascena. OenotheraPaeoniaPapaverPelargoniumPenstemonPerovskia atriplicifolia. PetuniaPhloxPhysostegia virginiana. Platycodon grandiflora. Portulaca grandiflora. PotentillaPrimulaPulmonariaRodgersiaRudbeckia. SalviaScabiosa caucasica. SedumStachys byzantina. TagetesThalictrumTradescantiaTropaeolum majus. TulipaVerbascumVerbenaVeronicaViola. ZinniaAppendix. Index.