Essential Perennials for the Pacific Northwest

By Thomas Christopher

On Sale: Jun 2, 2026
Page Count: 280 pages
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN-13: 9781643264523

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Find your perennial joy with Essential Perennials for the Northwest!

Essential Perennials for the Pacific Northwest is a friendly, contemporary, fully photographed guide showcases the perennials that thrive reliably in Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia. Ruth Clausen and Thomas Christopher—longtime horticultural experts—offer climate-forward considerations for gardeners of all levels to cultivate a space lush with enduring colors, rhythms, and forms, inviting pollinators and increased biodiversity to the garden. With information on combinations to consider, shade-loving plants, both deer and rabbit-resistant varieties, cultivars that bloom all season long, native plants, plants for wet and dry areas, and varieties well adapted for slopes, this book is a must-have for gardeners interested in growing perennials in the Pacific Northwest.

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Ruth Rogers Clausen is the author of 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, and co-author of Essential Perennials and The Proven Winners Garden Book. She received a Quill and Trowel award from the Garden Writers Association (now Garden Communicators International) and has written for the American Garden Guides series. She is the former horticulture editor for Country Living Garden magazine and a long-time contributor to Country Gardens magazine. Ruth lectures widely at horticultural conventions and symposia, flower shows, and to garden societies and clubs. In 2017, she was awarded the Garden Media Award by the Perennial Plant Association.

Thomas Christopher is the author of more than a dozen gardening books. He has written for The New York Times, The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, and Horticulture Magazine, as well as serving as a columnist for House & Garden and a contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living.

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Ruth Rogers Clausen

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Ruth Rogers Clausen is the author of 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, and co-author of Essential Perennials and The Proven Winners Garden Book. She received a Quill and Trowel award from the Garden Writers Association (now Garden Communicators International) and has written for the American Garden Guides series. She is the former horticulture editor for Country Living Garden magazine and a long-time contributor to Country Gardens magazine. Ruth lectures widely at horticultural conventions and symposia, flower shows, and to garden societies and clubs. In 2017, she was awarded the Garden Media Award by the Perennial Plant Association.

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Thomas Christopher

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Thomas Christopher is the author of more than a dozen gardening books. He has written for The New York Times, The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, and Horticulture Magazine, as well as serving as a columnist for House & Garden and a contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living.

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