Product Description

A common-sense handbook on planting for every type of garden. It seeks to guide the reader through the jungle of plant combinations -the art of finding plants and styles that you like, that will look good in your garden and that will grow successfully. Among the 25 planting plans there are family gardens, low-maintenance gardens, a herb garden, a rose garden, a white border or a pastel one, a Japanese garden or a classical one, and even plans for window boxes. Introductory chapters explain how to assess your garden to find out what situation and soil type you have, the best plants to choose for such conditions and how to decide what kind of style of garden you want.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3971280 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

From Booklist
Everyone else's garden always looks so well organized and presented. How do people know what plants go with what plants, what flowers go with what flowers? They consult a book like this one, which "aims to guide you through the jungle of plant combinations--the art of finding plants and styles that you like, that will look good in your garden, and that will grow successfully." To that end, a veteran garden writer offers a series of plans for various seasons and reasons. A town garden is going to be different from a prairie garden, of course, but given the right circumstances, each type can be achieved by following this book's carefully wrought diagrams and sensitively colored illustrations. Brad Hooper

About the Author
Noel Kingsbury combines extensive horticultural knowledge with highly acclaimed design skills. As a plantsman he ran his own successful nursery specialising in rare and unusual plants. Now a garden designer and consultant, he is responsible for many prestigious gardens, including that of film producer David Puttnam. He is a regular contributor to The Garden, The Gardener and Country Life.