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100 Plants That Won't Die in Your Garden (Paperback)
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100 Plants That Won't Die in Your Garden (Paperback)
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Loot Price R137
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You Save R111 (45%)
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Stocking a garden with plants can be an expensive business, so
there are few things more frustrating than when the prized specimen
for which you have paid a king's ransom either online or at a
garden centre shrivels up and dies within a year or so of purchase.
If you can prove that the plant was half-dead when it arrived, you
may able to obtain a refund from some online retailers, but for the
most part you have to put it down to experience and make a firm
mental note not to buy fussy plants in future. The problem is that
many websites and catalogues claim that everything they stock is
easy to grow. Herbaceous perennials are a particular minefield. Too
often you are told that a certain plant 'will come back year after
year' without fail when in reality it is either so tender that the
only chance of it surviving an average British winter is in a
greenhouse or it is a short-lived perennial that is unlikely to
flourish beyond two years anyway - and even then only if the local
slugs and snails are on a diet. This book cuts through the
horticultural sales pitches by listing 100 plants which, for little
care beyond the essential watering at planting time, can reliably
be expected to thrive in just about any garden. These plants are
all but indestructible - pests give them a wide berth, they will
prosper in any reasonable garden soil and will withstand anything
that the UK climate throws at them. Divided into sections for
shrubs, conifers, climbers, perennials, grasses, annuals, alpines
and bulbs and with each entry having a Value For Money (VFM) rating
out of 10, this easy-to-use guide will prove invaluable not only
for the new gardener but also for old hands who are fed up with
wasting time and money on plants that all too rapidly lose the will
to live. With these suggestions, you can be assured of year-round
colour and interest in your garden for the minimum of effort.
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