Product Description

Stairs, passages, light wells, the tops of fire escapes--no site is too small for a garden, or the illusion of one. This book shows you how you can create a garden in even the tiniest and most unpromising of spaces.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1221198 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Review
Whatever type of small garden space you have, this has wonderful inspiring ideas. It devotes a section t each type of area. These include roofs and balconies as well as front gardens and patios.

The author also tackles previously neglected or problem areas. Among these are steps, passageways, light wells, walls, and basements. This all in one gardening guide walks you through the entire garden design process. This covers site evaluation, plant selection, planting, plant care, garden furniture and art, and garden structures. There are clever ideas for every possible situation, growing condition and exposure.

This book will help you choose suitable plants whether you're looking for edible plants or ornamentals, such as ground covers. Readers can also learn all gardening basics. The author sheds light on choosing garden tools, preparing the soil, planting, propagation, routine plant care, compost, troubleshooting. There are helpful lists of suitable plants for various purposes. --Bellaonline.com

About the Author
Jane McMorland Hunter is the author of Teach Yourself Gardening, which featured on Waterstone's 'must-have' list, and two other titles in that series. She has years of experience in creating and maintaining a variety of gardens, including patios, balconies and roof gardens. She currently works in the gardening department at Hatchards.

Customer Reviews

Nice book, great ideas
This book has lots of ideas for plants to use in tiny yards, rooftops, or deck areas. My only complaint with the book is that while it has lots of pictures and lists of plants, it does not have line drawings with a numerical key to specific plants within a picture, as say, Taunton's Fine Gardening Magazine does. This means you pretty much have to drag the book with you to your nursery if you are not that familiar with plants.

I hope this is corrected in future printings, as it would make the book much more user-friendly for beginners. If you are already an accomplished gardener, then this would not be a problem.