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Low-maintenance Gardens Caroline Tilston

Low-maintenance Gardens By Caroline Tilston

Low-maintenance Gardens by Caroline Tilston


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Growing a beautiful garden-even with a busy lifestyle For those garden lovers who thought keeping a garden of their own meant hours of work they simply couldn't spare, this fun and practical guide makes even a beautiful garden possible-in only an hour a week.

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Low-maintenance Gardens: 10 Simple Steps to Beautiful, Easy and Stylish Outside Spaces by Caroline Tilston

Growing a beautiful garden-even with a busy lifestyle For those garden lovers who thought keeping a garden of their own meant hours of work they simply couldn't spare, this fun and practical guide makes even a beautiful garden possible-in only an hour a week. With plans and photographs of ten model gardens, the book reveals the tips and tricks of setting up, as well as the basics-from plant design, plant choices, and watering to lighting, decorations, and wildlife. Arranged in an easy-to-read, magazine-style format, this fast-gardening guide is the ideal how-to for anyone who wants an eye-catching garden-that requires little or almost no maintenance.

Low-maintenance Gardens Reviews

...excellent and inspirational books...simplifies the whole complicated business of garden design...easy reading and beautifully illustrated. Motoring & Leisure July/August 2008 'This clever little book helps you to plan your planting to upkeep is not an onerous task...refreshing new approach.' (Waitrose Weekend, December 2010).

About Caroline Tilston

Caroline Tilston is the author of Small Family Gardens (2007) and Modern Family Gardens (2006), John Wiley & Sons. Having worked for over a decade in television production, Caroline retrained as a gardener with the National Trust. For the last ten years, she has been running her own garden design business, The Oak Studio Design Ltd. She also writes for gardening magazines and national newspapers, as well as doing radio broadcasting. Steve Gorton is an established photographer, with over 20 years' experience of working with publishers. He is the photographer of English Eccentric Interiors by Miranda Harrison (John Wiley & Sons, 2006) and Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque by Roy Johnston (John Wiley & Sons, 2007).

Table of Contents

Information. Introduction. 1. Planning. 2. Design. 3. Horizontals. 4. Verticals. 5. Plant design. 6. Which plants? 7. Lighting. 8. Water. 9. Decoration. 10. Wildlife. Inspiration. Introduction. 1. Built-in seating. 2. Walled. 3. Interlocking shapes. 4. Water. 5. Pergola. 6. Meadow planting. 7. Tiny. 8. Classic. 9. Containers. 10. Raised beds. Directory.

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CIN0470517514VG
9780470517512
0470517514
Low-maintenance Gardens: 10 Simple Steps to Beautiful, Easy and Stylish Outside Spaces by Caroline Tilston
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20080307
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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