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Books on annuals Cottage Garden Annuals by Clive Lane (1997) Annuals, and especially hardy annuals, are essential constituents of the cottage garden fitting perfectly into the rough and tumble of this informal style. Clive Lane is along-time stalwart of the Cottage Garden Society and so the ideal person to write this book. This is a very sound guide discussing which annuals are best in cottage gardens and including useful lists of annuals with different features and uses: for cutting, shade and scent, for example, and organised by their shape… spikes, round flowers etc and so on - a very helpful approach. This book occupies the same general ground as Annuals &endash; Yearly Classics for the Contemporary Garden but is more restrained in its presentation and is more suited to British gardeners although most of the varieties discussed are available in the USA and American gardeners will appreciate this informed British approach to heirloom annuals. There are notes the re-introduction of old Victorian cottage flowers, although he perhaps stretches the point a little with one or two of his entries, and for gardeners like myself who dislike modern dumpy varieties and the bedding schemes in public parks, this book proves that there's a great deal more to these adaptable plants. Reviewed by Graham Rice Books on Annuals Index       ©copyright 1999 Graham Rice. All Rights Reserved. All Images Digitally Watermarked.