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This is a step-by-step guide to achieving gardening success, shown
in 950 photographs. It covers all the basics such as digging, soil,
compost, planting, sowing, watering, weeding, pruning, propagation
and harvesting. It shows you how to create and plant up beautiful
borders, bedding, rock gardens, ponds, wildlife gardens, containers
and window boxes, and how to grow flowers, foliage and delicious
fruits, vegetables and herbs. It deals with garden planning, design
and construction, and making the most of a greenhouse. In
gardening, satisfaction comes from getting the best results every
time. This beautiful book illustrates in step-by-step detail the
most effective and efficient ways of achieving your horticultural
objectives. It begins with advice about choosing tools, preparing
the ground, composting, weeding and propagation, and then shows how
to plant flowers, foliage, fruit and vegetables. From planting a
simple lawn to creating a kitchen garden bursting with apples,
lettuces or herbs, there are ideas for every type of garden. There
are also instructions for building arches, pergolas, fences, walls,
paths and edgings, ensuring complete success for gardening
enthusiasts.
Most people think of spring-flowering plants when bulbs are
mentioned, yet among summer- and autumn-flowering bulbs, there is
great diversity and beauty to be found. This volume contains a
photographic catalogue of over 50 varieties of summer bulbs. For
each variety, there is full botanical information on growth,
spread, size and flowering. There is step-by-step photographic
guidance on growing and caring for summer bulbs, including pruning,
harvesting for culinary use, and propagating.
This title features: over 50 glorious gifts and ideas to create
from the natural produce grown in your own garden; how to create a
wonderful variety of practical and ornamental garden items, both
for your garden and as gifts for fellow enthusiasts; over 50 ideas,
gifts and projects, illustrated step by step with beautiful
photographs; create lovely decorative items like customized garden
furniture and containers, painted pots, a decoupage seed box, and a
lavender and herb garland. Try making useful tools and accessories
such as a gardener's first aid kit, citronella candles,
hand-painted plant labels and fruit-picking bags. It includes a
seasonal checklist of activities, and planting practicalities such
as growing from seed and potting on, to keep you busy in the
potting shed through the year. This book takes its inspiration from
the potting shed, the practical refuge that provides the perfect
space in which to enjoy the potential of your garden. Here are
dozens of projects to make, from decorated gift boxes and themed
plant baskets to all manner of ornamental garden accessories. Ideas
include items that you'll be tempted to keep for yourself, as well
as for gifts any gardener would be delighted to receive, such as
candle holders, a plant theatre, and a potted Mediterranean herb
garden. All the projects are shown with easy-to-follow
instructions. With over 350 glorious photographs by well-known,
award-winning photographer, Michelle Garrett, this book captures
and celebrates the creative spirit of gardening.
This title is a practical guide to designing and planting your
garden, with 15 plans and over 200 inspirational pictures. It helps
how to successfully plan a garden, from a large family space to
patios, balconies and even roof gardens. It contains advice, tips
and great ideas on the basics of good garden design, as well as how
to create a style that suits your needs. It offers over 15 plans
for well-planned gardens, with stunning photographs showing them in
all their glory. It gives step-by-step guidance on a range of
hands-on projects, including constructing a trellis, building
overheads, creating shade, and installing garden lights. It is an
inspirational and practical book that will guide you from drawing
your first plans through to planting preferences and adding the
finishing touches. Often gardening is about maintaining the status
quo, but sometimes it is about new plans and a change of design.
This book will guide you through such exciting opportunities,
offering help and advice on how to make the most of your garden
shape and size, planning the different areas and elements, and
filling the new spaces with exactly the right planting schemes for
you. Divided into three sections, the book first takes you through
initial surveying, basic patterns and different kinds of design.
The next chapter gives guidance on boundaries, walling, creating
shape and focal points and other practicalities. The last chapter
offers ideas and projects to follow for gardens, patios, balconies
and roof gardens, ranging from entertaining areas to chill-out
zones, and different styles from elegant formality to an enchanted
jungle. Illustrated throughout with 200 images, this is an
invaluable guide to garden planning.
This book offers everything you need to know when planning a
garden, including advice on drawing your own garden plan; how to
create garden features such as walls, ponds, patios and arches; and
how to deal with every kind of garden site. It features over 2,000
photographs - both how-to step-by-step pictures and also beautiful
inspirational images. It shows you how to choose the best plants
for your garden environment, with a directory of over 1,000 plants
that will thrive in a variety of conditions. It includes projects
and ideas for the kitchen garden, flower garden, greenhouse and
conservatory. Successful gardening requires a combination of
thorough planning and skilled execution, and this book offers all
the creative ideas and practical solutions you need to help you
make the most of the space you have available. Each chapter lists
alphabetically the plants that do well under specific conditions
and clearly identifies them with a photograph. There is guidance on
when to carry out essential tasks and when to plan and implement
creative projects, and advice on indoor gardening and house plant
care. Containing over 2,000 beautiful photographs, this book will
provide all the gardening information you need to create your
perfect outdoor and indoor space.
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