Learn to design and maintain a bountiful flower garden at home with this comprehensive guide on everything from planting to flower arranging. In this book, brimming with inspirational photographs, interior stylist Clare Nolan reveals her secrets for growing a colorful, fragrant garden and using it to create spectacular floral displays for the home all year-round. Clare takes the mystery out of the growing process, offering clear advice on choosing the right plants for you, laying out your cutting patch, and planning ahead so you get your perfect palette of color, texture and shape, all at the right time. An entire chapter on arranging will inspire you to create spectacular arrangements for your home without the need for complicated floristry techniques. Being able to step out of the back door and pick a single stem for beside the bed, pull together a posy for a friend or create a colorful centerpiece is an exciting and rewarding addition to the home gardening experience. This volume covers: How to choose your plants, position your patch and grow luxurious flowers Cultivation tips for annuals, biennials, bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, perennials, shrubs, trees, climbers, foliage and fillers When and how to harvest—and how to make your flowers last longer Styling guide for stunning arrangements that look like they came from a shop Expert advice from an experienced interiors stylist and lifestyle editor
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With this latest addition to the Expert series, readers get the information needed to choose the plants that best suit their garden's fertility and available space.
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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...
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The book details the evolution of the garden from bare paddock to world-class attraction, with its iconic labyrinth, espaliered fruit trees, naturalistic planted beds and curved, clipped lawns.
Attracting Orchard Mason Bees Presently, there is a pollination crisis due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), a serious and mysterious phenomenon that has caused the widespread death of honeybees. Orchard mason bees help fill the void.