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Transform your garden into a flourishing hub for wildlife with the practical tips and techniques in Start with Soil.

A sumptuous collection of Paul Bangay's contemporary yet timeless gardens. Paul Bangay is a landscape designer who relishes the challenge of working at scale. He creates gardens that feel as though they've been there forever. They emerge from the countryside, with borrowed landscapes and dramatic views as key elements. Within each design, Paul makes spaces that bring different experiences of the garden. Large sweeping lawns, magnificent soaring trees and numerous, deep garden beds. An allée of trees directs the eye to mountains in the distance. Outdoor dining areas offer intimate vantage points within the broader scale. From grand gardens in France to a forest grown from seedlings, join Paul on this tour de force of projects complete with lakes, mountains and walled gardens. Paul shares the design process, as well as garden plans and extensive planting lists, while Simon Griffiths' photography captures the sublime form and light of these generous landscapes. Big Garden Design documents the principles of landscape design from the most precise detail to the grandest vista.

Behind-the-scenes at Kew Gardens over the course of a year with the Tree Gang

'The LeBron James of plant styling. . .definitely a man you want to follow.' - Good Morning America.

The complete guide to caring for your houseplants, from plant expert Joe Bagley (@ukhouseplants).

A stylish but practical guide to using colour in the garden, including small spaces, through the year.

This handbook addresses a growing list of challenges faced by regions and cities in the Pacific Rim, drawing connections around the what, why, and how questions that are fundamental to sustainable development policies and planning practices.

Authors Kendall Southworth and Sean Patton, specialists in creating aquatic ecosystems for pollinators and wildlife, share their knowledge and skills in this guidebook for creating aquatic butterfly gardens in Florida. 70 butterfly species that call Florida home are closely associated with wetlands. Found on shorelines, along backyard ponds and tidal marshes, these species rely on over 100 popular aquatic host plants-the trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers and vines-found in Florida's aquatic ecosystems. While Florida has lost more than 9 million acres of wetlands, more than any other state, Florida has created 70,000 stormwater systems that are easily transformed into healthy, resilient hotspots for pollinators and native wildlife. Southworth and Patton cover these underrepresented and undervalued aquatic habitats and show how they can be used to create the critically important ecosystems necessary for the butterfly species of Florida. TOC for Building an Aquatic Butterfly GardenMaking a plan, preparing the area, providing host plants, planting in clusters, planting for continuous bloom, buying local and organic, and maintaining the garden.

Detailed, easy-to-understand information about the ins and outs of gardening in Colorado, from a Colorado master gardener, with advice from state gardening writers, horticulturists, and other local experts.

From the foremost authority on gardening in North America comes the American Horticultural Society Essential Guide to Perennial Gardening, a comprehensive reference book about growing perennial plants.

From the foremost authority in American gardening comes a must-have handbook for home gardeners who want a productive organic vegetable garden.In their first new book in over two decades, the American Horticultural Society offers indispensable insight into growing a modern edible garden at home, regardless of whether home is in the desert Southwest, the Midwestern plains, or on the shores of New England. Starting with a unique look at the history of vegetable gardening in North America, from indigenous cultures to Victory Gardeners to today’s biodiversity-nurturing growers, AHS Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening then digs into everything you need to cultivate a successful and productive vegetable garden without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Includes advice on: Choosing the best design and planting style for your site, from raised beds and row gardens to matrix plantings and food forestsDeciding which varieties to plant, from heirlooms and ancestral selections to modern hybridsFostering resiliency in the face of weather extremes, invasive pests, and other challengesNurturing the garden as an ecosystem to preserve and protect soil life, pollinators, and other wildlifeConducting at-home soil assessments for compaction, biological activity, texture, and drainageCaring for the garden using natural techniques and products, including pinching, pruning, staking, fertilizing, and pest and disease controlThe new American vegetable garden is a place of beauty and productivity with a diverse selection of edible crops and flowers that create a haven for plants, pollinators, and people as they fill your kitchen with flavor and nutrition.Whether you’re a new garden lover or a long-time veggie grower, AHS Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening has the science-based information you need to overcome today’s gardening challenges and cultivate success. Also included in this series is AHS Essential Guide to Perennial Gardening.

The 10-Minute Gardener is a quick-and-simple guide to garden care when there’s no time to spare!

The ultimate guide to gardening under glass.Thinking of buying a greenhouse but aren't sure what to grow in it, or how? Or maybe you've inherited a garden with a greenhouse, but haven't got a clue what to do with it? Whatever your journey to growing under glass, this book gives a clear, inspiring, and brilliantly illustrated approach to all things greenhouse.A protected growing environment provides shelter and warmth to a broad range of tender plants, both edible and ornamental, and can open up a fascinating new world of gardening. Starting plants off early under glass also enables you to extend the growing season, providing additional weeks and months of home-grown, sustainable produce to enjoy and flowers to admire.From initial planning considerations and ongoing maintenance, to all the exciting and unusual plants that can be grown; from overwintering exotics, to hardening off seedlings and protecting summer crops against pests and diseases, there is a wealth of information to be shared. And you don't need a large garden: with a patio greenhouse, cold frame, and cloches, anyone with outside space can enjoy growing under glass.

This essential text includes new taxa and advances in research to remain the go-to aroid handbook.

Escape into Mona's garden, find peace within these pages."I hope to help you nurture your personal journey through the act of gardening, especially for those who are feeling overwhelmed. If you have never gardened before and are feeling intimidated at the thought of getting started, I hope that this book will act as your companion and give you permission to begin." MonaA gentle love letter to the importance of taking time, being curious to the ever-changing natural world around you, nurturing yourself and nurturing beautiful things wherever you are.Mona Jones reflects on the lessons learned from nature. As she transforms her small lawn into a wild flower meadow and collects eggs from her beloved ducks, she marvels at the sanctuary she finds outdoors, particularly after her late autism diagnosis.Each season brings self-care lessons and the joy of 'finding glimmers', as much as new growing opportunities: Spring is a time of reawakening, Summer is a time of generosity, Autumn brings transformation and Winter invites us to slow down.

Martha grew up getting her hands dirty in her mum's bountiful garden and when she moved to a flat in London with no outdoor space she quickly signed up for an allotment so that she could tend to her own slice of nature. She started sharing her gardening projects on social media and quickly gained over 200k followers who loved watching her love for nature, the wildlife that flocked to her allotment, and the imperfect art of growing things.Now, inspired by her adventures, Martha shares simple projects for readers to get outside, feel inspired, and give it a grow themselves. This isn't about sculpting the perfect garden, it's about letting go of perfection, getting your hands dirty and feeling more connected to the natural world right outside your back door.

The Garden Retreat in Asia and Europe explores the meaning of gardens and designed landscapes as places of retreat and refuge in times of need or emergency. In the current times of war, pandemic, climate change, and global anxiety, the value of the garden as a sanctuary, a space where we can find refuge in a natural environment, has taken on new and poignant meanings and has attracted increasing academic interest. Multidisciplinary and multicultural in scope, this book examines perspectives from scholars including art historians, architects, philosophers, landscape architects and garden practitioners, reassess the importance of the garden as a foil to abiding and contemporary concerns and predicaments, whether understood from an individual, cultural or environmental point of view.Ranging widely across Asia and Europe, its chapters examine ideas, narratives and practices from the 4th-century Chinese poet Tao Yuanming, to the 12th century Iranian polymath Omar Khayyam, through to the late 20th-century British artist and film-maker Derek Jarman. Drawing upon traditional Asian philosophies like Buddhism, Daoism and Sufism and combining these with more recent western philosophies, the aim is to question how the unique virtues of gardens and designed landscapes can help to poise, educate, and possibly transform attitudes and behaviours in a time of personal, environmental, or cultural crisis.At once poetic, scholarly, and rigorous, this book provides insightful reading for students and researchers in landscape architecture, garden history, architectural history, art history, and cultural history.

Learn how to garden for the planet with The Kindest Garden, an innovative guide to regenerative gardening from leading landscape designer Marian Boswall.

Drawing on the latest botanical science and opinion, and real-world practical knowledge, this richly illustrated practical guide is essential reading for anyone interested in creating and restoring species-rich meadows and wild vegetation, whether it is a garden, woodland, field, urban space or simply to gain a greater understanding of the history and renovation of Britain and Ireland's rich and diverse meadows - an intrinsic part of our natural and cultural heritage. In this book, the UK's leading wild meadow seed producer, Donald MacIntyre, provides expert advice on all areas of the creation, restoration and management of meadowland, including a directory with detailed accounts of the 220-plus species for habitat restoration and creation in the British Isles. Foreword by Sara Oldfield OBE 'Donald's generosity in sharing his knowledge through this inspiring and practical publication will enable wider production of good quality seed to support and enhance biodiversity whether in wild areas, meadows, farmland, urban parks and gardens, and along transport routes.' Sara Oldfield OBE

Discover how to tackle the slugs and snails in your garden and help care for the planet at the same time.

Patrick Watson is currently South Africa's most innovative and versatile landscape architect. Known for designing extensive mega-sites, such as Sun City and an entire Indian Ocean Island, he is also the creator of exquisite small home gardens and quiet spaces for reflection, such as at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

Country folk know that planning their work in harmony with the rhythms of the moon produces better crops. This guide computes everything you need to know about the daily influence of the moon and the planets, creating an essential gardening timetable for the year ahead. It is also a fine means of self-discipline for keen gardeners.

It all began one late spring morning when a robin unexpectedly fluttered into Bryony's bedroom. With each passing day, the visits of the robin grew more frequent, then, one morning, Bryony heard the robin begin to build a nest in the kitchen on the shelf of a pine dresser...

A beautiful compendium of creative flower combinations, The Flower Thesaurus is your one-stop source of planting ideas and inspiration.Chapter by chapter, you'll find a collection of colourful plant choices that are suitable wherever you garden, and whatever the size of your outdoor space. Whether you're taming an overgrown plot, putting your own stamp on a mature and established one or creating a new garden from scratch, there are hundreds of exciting plant combinations that will harmonise, contrast, clash or provide a pop of vibrant accent colour to bring your pots, beds and borders to life.With all the plants arranged in colour-themed chapters, organised by their main season of interest, it's easy to dip in and find the exact right plant for the right place at the right time.

This new volume shares a plethora of valuable information on the recent advances in packaging and storage technologies used for quality preservation of fresh fruits and vegetables.