The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide
How to Combine Shape, Color, and Texture to Create the Garden of Your Dreams
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
“Full of practical insights, ideas, and inspiration to help you grow the flower-packed garden of your dreams.”—Greg Loades, author of The Modern Cottage Garden
The colors, shapes, and scents of flowers are as ravishing to the senses as to the soul. But it’s all too easy get things wrong: colors that clash, flowers that bloom at the wrong time, plants that fail to thrive. Enter The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide by expert gardener Jenny Rose Carey. She tells you exactly how to get started, how to combine plants for the most spectacular effects, and how to keep your garden going from year to year. Whether you’re interested in dramatic color combinations, how best to use a favorite flower, or how to create a garden for a specific purpose, such as nourishing pollinators, you’ll find the answers in this friendly, information-packed book. As Jenny herself says, “Don’t be afraid—just have a go!”
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Expertise and artistry are in full bloom in this outstanding floral masterclass from historian Carey (Glorious Shade). "Flower gardens are as individual as the...gardeners who cultivate them," she writes, urging readers to pay attention to what grows in their area, keep a list of the flowers they admire, and "think about who you are making this garden for." Favoring a cottage-garden-inspired "plant-packed look," Carey breaks down the difference between plant types (including bulbs, annuals, and perennials), and instructs on coordinating flowers by size, form, and foliage (let bold ones such as peonies take center stage, while hollyhocks add fullness and do well in the background). Carey includes "favorite flower" mood boards for spring, summer, and fall, and shares an alphabetized index of her star performers, including delphinium ("sigh-worthy"), catmint ("a great companion for spring bulbs"), and yucca ("indestructible"). Stressing the importance of stewardship, her philosophy is to anticipate, appreciate, and adjust, as "Gardeners live concurrently in the past, present, and future." Encyclopedic knowledge and a fantastic eye for detail make this a must-read for gardeners of all levels.
