Bring color, structure, and year‑round interest to any garden with a practical, beautifully illustrated guide to flowers and landscape design. The Encyclopedia of Flower Gardening & Landscaping by Janet Cave walks you through planning beds and borders, choosing plants for sun or shade, and combining perennials, annuals, bulbs, and shrubs for texture and bloom succession. Step‑by‑step advice, plant profiles, and design tips help you create cottage gardens, formal layouts, and low‑maintenance schemes tailored to climate and space, with troubleshooting for soil, pruning, pests, and seasonal care.