Gardeners from the sunny south to the frigid north will learn to make their landscapes look as beautiful in January as they do in June with this handbook that reveals the secrets of how to create a vibrant, colorful garden all year round. Offering great design ideas and "old-fashioned grow-how," this guide explains how to turn an ordinary mix of flowers, ground covers, flowering trees, and shrubs into a four-season feast for the eyes without a lot of effort or expense. Organized by season, the book's easy-to-use format presents suggestions for using color to turn a garden into a brilliant palette and "Mixes and Fixes" to keep yards in tip-top shape. The "Ask Jerry" section provides answers to common gardening questions, while "Grandma Putt's Green Thumb Tips" features old-time, down-home wisdom that will make gardening a breeze.