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Recommends more than 3,000 trees, shrubs, climbers, bulbs, perennials, annual, and biennials for every garden situation, including plants for problem sites, plants with colorful foliage and fruit, and plants for small gardens.

You'll find information on the latest and greatest plants that can elevate your garden from humdrum to exceptional.

Known as "The Doyenne of Dirt" on NPR's "Weekend Edition", Ketzel Levine has a national reputation for unabashed gardening advice. Drawn from her popular column in The Oregonian, here are Levine's 100 recommendations for the best perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees. With gorgeous watercolor illustrations of every plant, this book constitute ... (to read more see "A Look Inside").