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The ultimate flower gardener's guide : how to combine shape, color, and texture to create the garden of your dreams / Jenny Rose Carey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2022Description: 363 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781643260389
  • 1643260383
Other title:
  • Flower gardener's guide
  • How to combine shape, color, and texture to create the garden of your dreams
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Your garden of flowers: a look at shape, role, presence, and color -- The flower gardener's calendar: a guide to the flowery year -- The flower gardener's palette: choosing plants for your garden -- Laying the groundwork for your flower garden: location, inspiration, and design -- Putting your flower garden together: preparing, planning, planting, and maintaining -- Epilogue: into the future -- Suggested reading.
Summary: "The book proposes a holistic approach to flower gardening, with a refreshing difference: instead of concentrating primarily on color, it brings flower shape to the fore, which results in a more aesthetically pleasing result. The featured plants include both perennials and annuals, and have been chosen for their ease of care, attractiveness to pollinators, and environmental friendliness. Emphasis is also placed on seasonal succession, the long-term evolution of the flower bed, and organic gardening practices. In short, the book provides a complete road map to a successful, satisfying flower gardening"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 635.9676 C274 Available 33111010990733
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"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!"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Your garden of flowers: a look at shape, role, presence, and color -- The flower gardener's calendar: a guide to the flowery year -- The flower gardener's palette: choosing plants for your garden -- Laying the groundwork for your flower garden: location, inspiration, and design -- Putting your flower garden together: preparing, planning, planting, and maintaining -- Epilogue: into the future -- Suggested reading.

"The book proposes a holistic approach to flower gardening, with a refreshing difference: instead of concentrating primarily on color, it brings flower shape to the fore, which results in a more aesthetically pleasing result. The featured plants include both perennials and annuals, and have been chosen for their ease of care, attractiveness to pollinators, and environmental friendliness. Emphasis is also placed on seasonal succession, the long-term evolution of the flower bed, and organic gardening practices. In short, the book provides a complete road map to a successful, satisfying flower gardening"-- Provided by publisher.

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