In Pots for all Seasons, gardening guru Bob Purnell offers ideas for a wide range of fresh and unusual container plantings, and shows you exactly how to create them, how to combine pots to make a container garden and how to rearrange and replace them so that the display is always lively and appealing. He covers every aspect, including: Collecting pots: the different types and styles of pots, their advantages and disadvantages and how to choose between them. What to grow: the plants, divided into those that play a permanent role and temporary visitors. Making pictures: how to arrange and compose pots to show them off at their best. A gallery of inspiration: page after page of glorious container plantings, some themed (e.g., seaside, woodland), some simply a celebration of the season, all displaying the freshness and relaxed charm that makes them different. Planting for success: how to plant up your pots and maintain the plantings so they are always in top condition.
In Pots for all Seasons, gardening guru Bob Purnell offers ideas for a wide range of fresh and unusual container plantings, and shows you exactly how to create them, how to combine pots to make a container garden and how to rearrange and replace them so that the display is always lively and appealing. He covers every aspect, including: Collecting pots: the different types and styles of pots, their advantages and disadvantages and how to choose between them. What to grow: the plants, divided into those that play a permanent role and temporary visitors. Making pictures: how to arrange and compose pots to show them off at their best. A gallery of inspiration: page after page of glorious container plantings, some themed (e.g., seaside, woodland), some simply a celebration of the season, all displaying the freshness and relaxed charm that makes them different. Planting for success: how to plant up your pots and maintain the plantings so they are always in top condition.
Professional horticulturist Tom Harris has been a keen grower of plants of all types since childhood. His particular interest is in greening unpromising small spaces: he has held a lifelong love for container gardening. In his time he has planted thousands of containers to adorn not only his own plot but gardens throughout the UK and Europe. He occasionally contributes articles to national publications.
"Brilliant...inspired...Page after page of glorious photographs
really make this book and help to inspire readers to be bold in
their choice of plant, containers and arrangements."
*Country Smallholding*
"Practical, inspiring advice...direction on planting techniques,
container selection and plant management as well as more aesthetic
concerns such as colour selection and composition. At the heart of
the book are seasonal planting suggestions, and in this it really
excels."
*The English Garden*
"Packed with all the practical advice and inspiration you need to
create stunning container plant displays...this contemporary look
at container planting will encourage many to try something new and
have some fun."
*Gardens Illustrated*
"If you want to learn more about growing plants in pots then this
gorgeous new book is a must...It's creative, flexible gardening,
told engagingly in a thoroughly inspiring book."
*My Weekly*
"Offering inspiration for container displays, and the pros and cons
of different plant choices, [Tom Harris] shares how to combine
temporary and permanent plantings for new interest."
*Period Living*
"Full to the brim with everything one could wish to know about
container planting...neatly organised into clear
sections...accompanied by stunning photos throughout. Perfect for
the beginner gardener but also has plenty of fresh ideas for the
more experienced."
*Flora Magazine*
'Absolutely packed with beautiful photography and overflowing with
inspiration.'
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