Autumn Gardens : Planting - Colour - Inspiration - Softcover

Ethne Clarke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715319663 ISBN 13: 9780715319666

Publisher: David & Charles Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

In autumn, although plants have reached maturity they are far from finished, with fiery leaf colour, structural seedheads, tawny grasses and fruit taking centre stage. Autumn Gordens opens up a whole new range of planting and design opportunities for the enthusiastic gardener. The first section, which looks at colour and form, shows how to get the best from the season by looking at the detail. The second section explores individual plants that excel in autumn. A section on harvesting reveals the autumn bounty found in woods and orchards and how vegetables, herbs and seedheads on ripening plants as colourful brushstokes to the overall picture. A look at garden frameworks considers the elements of garden planning and planting that slip from view during summer but which hold the design together. The final chapter provides descriptions and care advice for high-performance autumn plants. In small gardens in particular, the value of being able to extend the gardener's interest for several more months is very attractive. Here you will find recommended plants for gardens of all sizes and styles and plenty of manageable planting schemes to keep life in your garden right through to the new y

About this title

About the Author:

Ethne Clarke's work has appeared in magazines and newspapers all over the world and she is the author of the highly acclaimed Three Seasons of Summer and Gordening with Foliage, Form and Texture both published by David & Charles. She is an Associate of the Institute of Horticulture and is known internationally as a lecturer on garden history and design. Ethne now lives in Des Moines, Iowa. Jonathan Buckley specializes in garden and plant photography and has been widely published in the UK gardening press including The Garden, Gardens Illustrated, BBC Gardener's World, Country Life, Practical Gardening. The Guardian, The Telegraph and Horticulture.

Review:

"Autumn Gardens" is among the few to focus closely on the lingering pleasures of fall, and it may surprise you with the rich palette of plant material she has identified that give the season special pleasures. Her book, splendidly illustrated with photos by Jonathan Buckley, makes it plain that there's a wealth of foliage, grasses, berries, and flowers at their peak September through November, a luscious range of color and form to brighten the autumn landscape. Page through Clarke's book and you'll see any number of gorgeous combinations to tempt you, garden designs to steal and plants to lust after. Check out the planting of blue wood asters and white Japanese anemones under a canopy of vivid, golden tree leaves...A little voice in your ear will whisper, "I want, I want." Clarke's seductively beautiful volume is an eye-opener. Try some of her ideas in your own garden and you may never think of autumn in quite the same way again. -- Newark Star Ledger, September 29, 1999

Has all the oomph gone out of you plantings in this afterthought season? For next year, plan a garden that will go full-steam until frost with the help of Ethne Clarke's new book "Autumn Gardens." [She] gives plenty of good advice on how to combine shape, form, leaf color, bark, grasses and berries with a surprising variety of autumn bloom. -- Chicago Tribune, October 3, 1999

I know I am not alone in feeling a little gypped every autumn. So much of the country gets a real shot of the season, with wildly coloful fall foliage...If you need a fix, you can always visit Colorado or New Hampshire. But "Autumn Gardens" is a less expensive alternative. Lavishly illustrated by Jonathan Buckley, it includes some lovely gardens at their wistful autumn best. There's some spectacular fall foliage shown in Eastern gardens, but Westerners are not left to simply dream about nippy mornings--plants that grow here are included too. Since it's still warm outside, just curl up on the sofa before an imaginary fire with this very pretty book, and you'll get not only a good dose of fall, but maybe a few ideas for the garden that will make it look more seasonal. -- Los Angeles Times, October 7, 1999

About this edition

• Publisher: David & Charles Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0715319663
• ISBN 13: 9780715319666
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168