• Guide to creating beautiful gardens using eye-catching annuals.
• Advice on picking the best plants for your yard.
• Over 290 color photographs and illustrations.
• Clear, concise step-by-step planting instructions.
• Tips that save time, effort, and money.
• Essential information to help you design gardens and borders, improve the soil, and maintain your plants.

Miranda Smith was an expert grower who gardened and taught gardening for over 30 years. She was the author of five top-selling garden books, including Your Backyard Herb Garden, Backyard Fruits and Berries, and Greenhouse Gardening. She edited and was the primary writer of The Real Dirt, Farmers Tell about Organic and Low Input Practices in the Northeast.