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Tracy Disabato-Aust

Tracy DiSabato-Aust (born 1959) is an internationally acclaimed American garden writer, speaker, and designer with over forty years in the horticulture industry. She earned a B.Sc. (1981) and M.Sc. (1987) from Ohio State University and has also studied horticulture in Canada, England, and Belgium. She is best known for her gardening books, including the classic The Well-Tended Perennial Garden.
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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques by Tracy Disabato-Aust
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques by Tracy Disabato-Aust

4.7/5

Tracy DiSabato-Aust's The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is a comprehensive, practical gardening reference organized around planting, pruning, and long-term maintenance of perennial beds — structured to be read cover to cover once and then consulted season after season. This review is based on published sources and the book's documented content; it does not reflect hands-on use or testing.

Reviewed Apr 3, 2026

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