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Books > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > Container gardening
Laat Frances Tophill jou met meer as 40 projekte vir kreatiewe
houers wys hoe om dikwels misgekykte potte ten beste te benut in
jou tuin - of dit nou 'n beskeie balkonnetjie, 'n klein stoepie of
net 'n vensterbank is.Daar is altyd plek vir 'n bietjie
groenig-heid in 'n mens se lewe. Of jy nou iets vars by jou
kombuistuin wil voeg of sukkulente op jou vensterbank wil uitstal,
houers maak dit moontlik om die natuur in die kleinste en
moeilikste plekkies in te bring. Frances dek 'n verskeidenheid
plant-skemas en soorte houers - van kruike en troe tot gestapelde
potte en hang-mandjies. Sy gee raad oor die beste plante vir
houers, van bonsaibome en bolle tot rankplante en snyblomme. Leer
hoe om 'n lewende muur te skep, 'n metaalpot vir 'n dammetjie te
gebruik, 'n geut-pyp met aarbeie te beplant of selfs jou eie potte
te maak. Met die kreatiewe idees in hierdie boek, kan jy enige tuin
met net 'n paar houers in iets besonders omskep.
User-friendly and highly accessible, this is a practical, fully
illustrated and inspiring guide to indoor gardening by self-taught
plant enthusiast Jade Murray. Here you will find invaluable tips
and advice for choosing, caring for and propagating houseplants.
Having limited space is no barrier to indoor gardening. Many of
these plants are perfect for small homes and space-saving ideas
abound - eg vertical arrangements - whether hanging in a basket,
bunched on a shelf, on a window sill or grouped on a ladder.
Chapters include: the easiest houseplants to grow for complete
beginners (including Chinese Money Plants and Dragon Trees) the
best 'diva' plants for creating drama and conversation pieces
(including String of Dolphins and Elephant Ear) air-purifying
plants (from ferns and lilies to the Fiddle Leaf Fig)
humidity-loving plants (including the Lipstick Plant and Asparagus
Ferns) heat-resistant indoor plants (cacti and succulents) plants
to help with pests (including Venus Fly Trap and Trumpet Pitcher)
Throughout the book you will find: advice on where to best position
plants in the home ideas for how to display them to best advantage,
including vertical arrangements tips on soil mix, watering, feeding
and trouble-shooting step-by-step photographs for plant propagation
an at-a-glance summary of Jade's 'golden rules' for success Jade
firmly believes that plants can be restorative and therapeutic - a
positive asset in any home or office. Her advice and enthusiasm
shine on every page of this book - as do her glorious photographs.
With over 40 projects to make your own creative containers, let
Frances Tophill show you how to use often overlooked pots to their
full potential and transform your garden - whether you've only got
a modest balcony, small square of patio or just a windowsill. There
is always room for a bit of greenery in your life. Whether it's
growing herbs to add a fresh touch of flavour to your cooking or
planting succulents to display on your windowsill, containers help
you to bring nature to the most inhospitable and smallest of
spaces. Frances covers a range of different planting schemes and
types of container, from urns and troughs to chimney stacks and
hanging baskets. She delivers expert advice on what to grow - from
bonsais, bulbs and bamboos to tumbling and creeping plants and
flowers - and shows you how to make a living wall, a pond in a
metal trough or even your own bespoke containers. With Frances's
creative ideas, you can transform any garden into a host of
inspirational and unique pots and plants.
Winner of the Garden Media Guild Practical Book of the Year Award
2022 From the creator of the wildly popular website 'Vertical Veg'
and with over 200k people in his online community of growers, comes
the complete guide to growing delicious fruit, vegetables, herbs
and salad in containers, pots and more - in any space at home - no
matter how small! If you long to grow your own tomatoes, courgettes
or strawberries but thought you didn't have enough space, Mark
Ridsdill Smith, aka the 'Vertical Veg Man,' will show you how. Make
the most of walls, balconies, patios, arches and windowsills and
create rich, beautiful and delicious homegrown food. With proven
results from his ten years of experience growing in all kinds of
containers and teaching people how to grow bountiful, edible crops
in small spaces, Mark will show you how gardening in containers is
more than just a hobby but rather a way of creating a significant
amount of delicious, low-cost, nutritious food. In his second year
of growing in containers, Mark grew over 80kg of food worth GBP900!
Inside The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening, you'll find:
Mark's 'Eight Steps to Success' How to make the most of your space
How to draw up a planning calendar so you can grow throughout the
year Planting projects for beginners and the best plants to start
with Compost recipes and wormery guide for the more experienced
gardener Troubleshoots for the specific challenges of growing in
small spaces Ways to support pollinators and other wildlife in
urban areas How growing food at home can contribute to wellbeing,
sustainability and the local community Don't be confined by the
space you have - grow all the food you want with Mark's Vertical
Veg Guide to Container Gardening.
Growing plants in containers is a quick and easy way to enhance
gardens, courtyards, patios and terraces, balconies, windows and
entrances. This detailed and authoritative book sets out the best
container plant combinations and gives you all the step-by-step
directions you need for planting, creating and maintaining
beautiful container-based displays.
In recent years, container gardening has taken on a new dimension,
as new and vastly varied containers have become available to suit
every taste. In this will advise you on the best use of container
plants to enhance your garden and patio, to achieve dramatic and
colourful results in small spaces, or, in larger gardens, to create
focal points which link different parts of the garden. She gives
practical suggestions on how containers can be used to solve
problems in the garden, and hundreds of ideas for striking and
unusual plant combinations. Creative containers provides a wealth
of exciting and original ideas for container gardening, focusing on
the following - Planning - how containers fit into the overall
design of the house, patio and garden. Choosing containers,
including ideas for unusual containers and instructions for making
or decorating your own containers. Plant discussions - detailed
descriptions of suitable container plants, suggested combinations,
growing conditions, etc. Plant care and maintenance - how to make
sure that your container plants flourish.
An invaluable reference for beginners and experienced enthusiasts
alike! Beginners will love this book for its pictorial and concise
approach to growing, grouping and caring for succulents and cacti
to make them thrive. Experienced succulents enthusiasts will
appreciate the sheer variety of plants described here--a detailed
field guide to over 700 varieties, both common and exotic. Author
Shoichi Tanabe walks you through all the steps from selecting your
plants to potting, watering and displaying them. In this complete
guide you will find everything from: Advice on selecting the right
plants for your environment and lifestyle How to create attractive
groupings of succulents and spaces which thrive together Tips on
ensuring the right light, air flow, humidity and watering regimen
Essential tools and soils as well as how and when to transplant
your succulents And so much more! The plants are grouped by seasons
(spring-fall or summer-winter types), when and how much to water
them, their ease of cultivation, and more. Tips for cultivating
each genus are included, along with plenty of advice on how to keep
them healthy and vigorous. An index to all the plants makes this an
indispensable guide when adding to your collection of succulents,
cacti and air plants!
Discover the joy of growing and using plants indoors and outdoors,
no matter how limited your space. This beautifully illustrated book
is a modern, fresh take on gardening that shows how anyone can grow
their own vegetables, create a mini wildflower meadow or learn how
to make the most of their houseplants. And you don't need your own
garden to get started. Creating a thriving window box, choosing
suitable plant pots for a desktop oasis or joining a local
community garden are perfect ways to experience the joys of
gardening. Learn which plants will encourage wildlife, discover
what works best for your space (no matter how small), find
inspiration, experiment with colour, texture and techniques.
Whatever you choose to grow, you'll be doing one of the best
activities there is to enhance your sense of well-being and improve
your physical health - so grab those seeds, pick up the watering
can and get growing!
From the Kew Experts series, this book is perfect book for the
house plant gardener, filled with invaluable tips, tricks and handy
advice to help your plants thrive! Are your house plants forlorn?
Do they need more knowledgeable attention? With the help of experts
from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, discover which plants are
delicate and which indestructible, whether these are cacti,
succulents, air plants or those famous for their flowers, foliage,
fragrance and even air freshening powers. Learn how to nurture your
house plants and cultivate an oasis of calm using the advice and
projects in this pretty guide to 70 of the best. Here you'll find
plants for all tastes, all rooms, cold and warm temperatures, all
light levels and every skill set. Find the right home for your
plants and the right plants for your home. This beautifully
illustrated guide mixes exquisite botanical prints with 12
step-by-step photographed projects that show how to create and
display the trendiest and lushest arrangements today. Author Kay
Maguire goes back to the basics of choosing, potting, feeding and
care, then looks further at pruning and propagating in order to
make more plants. This is the perfect book for new or experienced
stay-at-home gardeners wanting to improve their outlook, freshen
their air and cultivate a little bit of calm. This book is from the
Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical
scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew offer up advice and
information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of
gardening topics. Other titles include: Companion to Medicinal
Plants, Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to
Growing Orchids, Guide to Growing Roses, Guide to Growing
Succulents and Cacti, Guide to Growing Trees, Guide to Growing
Herbs and Guide to Growing Vegetables.
You don't need a garden to grow your own food! This book is the
perfect beginner's guide to micro-gardening, featuring tips on how
to start, what to choose and how to grow over 20 types of plant for
your kitchen. Have you ever been curious about growing your own
food? Do you lack a garden? Have you got limited space in your
home? Then this book is for you! Whether you want to produce fresh
herbs for your cooking, save money on your food bill, reduce your
carbon footprint or enjoy the simple pleasure of watching something
grow, My Tiny Kitchen Garden is bursting with tips and ideas to
help you get started, including: The basics of micro-gardening
Troubleshooting tips Plant profiles to help you choose what to grow
Craft ideas to help you style your plants Advice on growing food
from scraps How to save and store seeds Whether you're a budding
gardener or a seasoned expert looking for seeds of inspiration,
dive into this book to hone your green fingers and cultivate your
very own tiny kitchen garden.
The UK's leading gardening publisher brings you a horticultural
handbook to fulfil your every need and seed! Get your gardening
gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing herbs
successfully at home. A must-have volume for first-time gardeners,
Grow Small Gardens has tons of tips and tricks to contains
everything you need to create a garden in a small space, without
compromising on design or beauty. Make the most of your windowsill,
balcony, roof terrace, courtyard, or tiny urban garden with clever
design tricks to create the illusion of more space, advice on
planting to ensure seasonal interest and encourage wildlife, and
detailed aftercare to keep your plants flourishing year after year.
With passion in every page, you can enjoy: - A jargon-free
practical guide to creating a plethora of garden types. - Easy to
follow step-by-step instructions of fundamental gardening
techniques. - The ever-growing pressure of balancing family life
with a career suggests a lot of today's green-fingered gardeners
simply lack the time to care for their gardens. We believe it's
time to change that! Whatever your horticultural hopes may be,
author and editor Zia Allaway brings you a herb-growing guide that
is sure to shape first-time gardeners like never before, full of
top tips to help your garden thrive! An ideal gift for first-time
gardeners, budding botanists or the green-fingered lover in your
life, make sure to get those gardening gloves on, and join the
journey today! At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. If you
like Grow Small Gardens why not try the other titles in our Grow
series? Learn how to brighten your garden all year round with Grow
Bulbs, enjoy a no-fuss guide to container gardening with Grow
Containers or minimise garden waste with Grow Eco-Gardening. Ready,
set, let's grow!
This book takes the houseplant look outside by exploring the
wonders of lush, green, foliage plants that are hardy in the
garden. Unlike flowers which fade, these big-leaved,
larger-than-life plants provide year-round impact for decades and
small, urban gardens that are well protected are the perfect home
for them. Expert horticulturist Philip Oostenbrink has been an
enthusiastic grower for years and in this book recommends the best
hardy, foliage plants for texture, leaf shape and colour. Jungle
gardens can be shady and immersive, sunny and open or somewhere in
between and there are plants suited to all these environments
including purple-leaved bananas, desert-island palms, spiky agaves,
architectural Pseudopanax and succulents such as Echeveria and
Aeonium. Beautiful special photography by Sarah Cuttle features
standout jungle gardens that demonstrate how to combine foliage
plants effectively and create backdrops and container displays that
make the plants pop. This book is the irresistible next step for
all houseplant addicts and for all who are ready to embark on their
very own jungle adventure.
How clever would it be to grow all the ingredients for an entire
tasty dish in one garden pot? Well now you can, with The One-Pot
Gourmet Gardener, which takes 25 contemporary and classic recipes
and shows how to grow their ingredients in one chic container. Grow
each recipe in one pot and serve them in another! The container
recipes are arranged by eating event from picnics to snacks to main
courses and puddings, with drinks and dressings to accompany. Enjoy
refreshing chilled Gazpacho, followed by tasty Courgette and Fennel
Tart with healthy Micro-Veg Salad, topped off with delicious Summer
Pudding, and washed down with Pimms Jelly. The one-pot recipes are
for beginners and more experienced gardeners and cooks, and include
a full step by step masterclass to sowing, growing and harvesting.
Jason Ingram won Photographer of the Year at the Garden Media Guild
Awards, 2014
The healthier your plants, the happier you'll feel! A Beginner's
Guide to House Plants teaches you how to bring your indoor spaces
alive with lovely and easy-to-maintain plants -- and how to keep
them healthy. It provides detailed instructions on how you can
unleash the power of plants to energize and relax you, and how to
promote well-being by greening your environment. In this book
you'll find hundreds of useful tips, including: How to select the
right plants for your spaces and lifestyle Practical advice on
purchasing, potting and styling your plants How to care for many
different types of plants--from succulents and ferns to exotics A
mini field guide to over 60 popular plants you should know about
And so much more! Cultivating house plants can be both creative and
fun! Plant expert Ryusuke Sakaino provides tips on how to use
colors, textures, patterns and shapes to create a lush living
space, with one plant or many. His gorgeous photos will inspire you
to add greenery to every room in your home and office. No longer
just a pandemic hobby, plants deserve to be a permanent part of
your lifestyle!
This guide from the experts of Kew Royal Botanical Gardens is
filled with tips and advice to help you grow your best vegetable
garden ever! In this book Kew's Kitchen Gardener, Helena Dove,
combines practical elements with inspiration and beauty to make a
comprehensive and informative guide with all you need to know to
master theart of growing vegetables. She shows how to grow some of
the most popular staple crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, radishes
and rocket, and also some more unusual and exciting choices such as
oca, tomatillo, seakale and yacon. She gives easy to follow
instructions on how to be a successful vegetable gardener, plus 12
exciting projects to try throughout the year including forcing
rhubarb, creating an asparagus border and growing in raised beds.
From sowing, to planting young plants, to hardening off and
harvesting, find out what you need to do and when, to produce the
most magnificent harvests. All the advice is underpinned by the
expertise and authority of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and
illustrated from Kew's world-famous botanical collection. With this
book, you wil be able to reap a rich bounty of delicious vegetables
from just a few packets of seed and some fertile ground! This book
is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and
botanical scientists from Royal Botanic Kew Gardens offer up advice
and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of
gardening topics. Other titles include: Companion to Medicinal
Plants, Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to
Growing Orchids, Guide to Growing Roses, Guide to Growing
Succulents and Cacti, Guide to Growing Trees, Guide to Growing
Herbs and Guide to Growing House Plants.
Grow-your-own food fans will be delighted to hear that it's
possible to have tasty, homegrown mushrooms to eat every month of
the year. This easy-to-follow, practical book explains how to grow
them in the garden, balcony, kitchen or cellar. Mushrooms are an
organic, sustainable and delicious form of plant nutrition and
fungi experts Magdalena Wurth and Herbert Wurth take you through
every step of the cultivation process. Learn how to grow 19
different mushroom helped along by clear tables, drawings and
photographs. Whether you start mushroom growing outdoors on tree
stumps and straw bales or indoors using compost or a kit, these
tried-and-tested methods make this the ultimate book on small-scale
mushroom growing.
Add a touch of green to your office, bookshelf, coffee table or
dorm room with these adorable mini ecosystems! A Beginner's Guide
to Terrariums shows you how to create your own glass container
gardens with easy-to-understand instructions and over 230 inspiring
lifestyle photos. With this guide you'll learn all the basics,
including how to: Decorate using a variety of plants Combine
plants, rocks and other objects to achieve just the right look
Choose the right container for your plants Care for a variety of
plants, including low-maintenance ones like succulents, air plants
and mosses This book includes 52 projects that teach you how to
create a wide variety of terrariums--from open-air containers, like
bowls, to jars and hanging decorations. No matter how you choose to
display them, terrariums are a whimsical, easy and inexpensive
addition to your home.
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