Planting Design Essentials

Jill Anderson, Pamela Johnson

ISBN 10: 1847972705 / ISBN 13: 9781847972705

Published by The Crowood Press Ltd, GB, 2011

About this Item

Plants are a major part of most gardens and fulfil many roles within them, providing colour, shade, scent, form, texture and much more. Choosing the right plants can be a challenge but this book provides a step-by-step guide for successful long-term planting, using design techniques and good horticultural practice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Planting Design Essentials
• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847972705
• ISBN 13: 9781847972705
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 450 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Plants are a major part of most gardens and fulfil many roles within them, providing colour, shade, scent, form, texture and much more. Choosing the right plants can be a challenge but this book provides a step-by-step guide for successful long-term planting, using design techniques and good horticultural practice. Planting Design Essentials helps you to interpret your vision, understand growing conditions and organize information in a clear and accessible way for all styles and types of planting. It also looks at creative maintenance for the future of the design, emphasizing the need for good techniques and best practice. Select the right plants for your garden.

About the Author

Jill Anderson studied both horticulture and garden design before starting her own garden design company fifteen years ago. She enjoys designing contemporary gardens, writing about gardens and teaching. Jill has been awarded two prestigious RHS medals for her show gardens. Pamela Johnson MSGD has been designing gardens for fifteen years and is a registered member of the Society of Garden Designers. Her own garden has been open for charity for some twenty years.