Award winning nurseryman and hands-on gardener Bloom indeed takes a "best" approach here. Throughout, this complete and beautifully illustrated work showcases the best perennials and ornamental grasses: how best to use them, how to maximize beauty and design for year round garden excitement and pleasure, how to work effectively with his 12 best picks. Bloom encourages seeing these plants in association with one another, and offers a striking garden flow in his trademark "river of plants" scheme. A 100 plus page directory of recommended perennials and grasses makes this a thoroughly informative reference. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)