Special Sale on Adrian Bloom Books!

The American Conifer Society has an amazing opportunity for members to purchase two books by longtime ACS member and friend Adrian Bloom. Quantities are limited, so grab your copy today!

Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses by Adrian Bloom
Original Price: $72.50
SALE PRICE: $45.00 (includes US Shipping)

There are hundreds of perennials and grasses available to gardeners - how can they know whether or not they're making the right choice? In Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses, Adrian Bloom distills his years of experience as a nurseryman and gardener into 250 reliable choices that are beautiful, easy to maintain, and provide year-round interest. Detailed descriptions feature information on growth, care, and design tips for use in gardens of all sizes.

Bloom shows the reader how to design and plant well-structured borders that feature perennials and grasses with a mix of other plants playing supporting roles. He also shares his trademark "river of plants" design style that dramatically features the beauty of a plant throughout its life.

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Foggy Bottom: A Garden to Share by Adrian Bloom
Price: $73.50 (includes US Shipping)

Foggy Bottom is a history, a love story, a dream fulfilled, a family story, a coffee table book with stunning images, a how-to manual, and a story of the courage to go on after losing a spouse. Oh yes, it also covers conifers, shrubs, perennials, and garden design.

The book has extensive, high-quality images. Some images have extensive explanatory captions, and many are stunning. Some photographs are displayed over two pages, making you feel you could step into the scene and walk around. The photography is amazing, with realistic detail.

Following the history and evolution of this world-famous garden was informative. It was almost a lifelong effort to create this garden from essentially the blank canvas of a meadow. One can only imagine the effort required first to create this garden. Then, one can appreciate the ongoing effort needed to manage a woody plant-focused garden, requiring constant challenges as the plants mature. I found his insights quite useful as we try to maintain our 50-year garden and the Harper Collection of Dwarf and Rare Conifers, where we volunteer. -Dennis Groh

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