Lavishly photographed, The Free-Spirited Garden offers practical advice on gardening with self-sowing annuals, biennials, and perennials for a variety of climates and landscapes. Turn a high-maintenance lawn into a meadow blanketed with bright perennials; create a shaded woodland retreat; install a tiny headstrong herb garden-The Free-Spirited Garden leads the way to a delightful array of quick and easy backyard transformations, whatever the space available. Now any outdoor area can blossom into a burgeoning, resplendent garden full of wonderful surprises.