From the foreword
"This man knows his plants. In each genus, he offers the "master" gardener no-nonsens botanical informantion concerning height, flower, fruit and family; he also provides the newcomer with his thoughts om soil conditions, watering, and, more importantly, the reason one would put a certain plant in the garden in the first place. His favourites become obvious, and his knowledge of the great variety within a genus is enviable and ours to share... I plunged into this book and surfaced not only with a better appreciaton of my shaded garden but with a broadened understanding of the diversity of perennials that can flourish in such conditons-not to mention a warm-all-over feeling."
-Allan M.Armitage