Being pretty new to perennials but having read many books I was having sort of a writers block when it came to WHAT to put in my new garden.I knew all about HOW but with so many choices I was overwhelmed!This book has a good number of templates to give you a jump start and many outstanding photos of combinations of flowers that work together. In fact this has some of the best photos I have ever seen in a garden book.It also covers difficult situations like what works in Heavy Clay and wet sites an so forth.My plan was a butterfly garden and they had the perfect template for a 12x8 garden.Excellent book for beginners or people that are looking for new combinations!! My fav book so far. (out of the 30 I have looked at).