In this classic design & style sourcebook Robin Williams shows you how to make beautiful gardens in which every element fits harmoniously into a whole. It has now been fully revised & updated. With a wealth of examples & plans including three-dimensional sketches he sets out the general principles of garden design & guides you through the process of assessing the plot finding a style & choosing every garden element from paths to planting. The book shows a full range of types materials & styles for every garden detail & advises on suitability for different garden situations how to design & construct them & how best to place them. Straightforward explanation professional experience & clear illustrations make this an invaluable handbook. ...

This is a new edition of this expert guide to keeping your garden looking fantastic all year round from the experts at the RHS. Pick from an A-Z of over 2 500 tried & tested plants & flowers that will keep your backyard blooming from spring to winter. From trees to ferns bulbs to climbers discover the growing habits & characteristics of each plant & find suggestions for what to grow in tricky sites or particular conditions. Whatever your level of skill in the great outdoors expert tips & advice will show you how to maintain interest & beauty in your garden throughout the year. ...

Get outside & get inspired in the garden. Bursting with garden projects to make cook & create Rps Garden Projects" is full of different projects for children to get excited about. From making their own garden buddy to baking a blueberry cheesecake; from lemonade lollies to Wild-West cacti "RHS Garden Projects" is chock full of inspiring ideas. Each project & recipe is easy to make & has clear steps to follow. Beautiful photographs inspire children to make their own projects whilst bringing the garden to life
- further proof that there's so much fun to be had in their own back yard. Also there's a funky quiz section at the end of the book so kids can test their knowledge of plants & garden bugs. For those with green fingers & an active imagination look no further than "RHS Garden Projects"."
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Whatever the season this is the new edition of your essential guide to gardening all year round from the experts at the RHS. With specific monthly tasks for every part of the garden expert plant advice tips on organisation & over 1 000 photographs this is the garden reference that not only tells you what to do when but also shows you how to do it. Whether you are a green-fingered guru or are just starting out enjoy 12 months of satisfying & successful gardening. ...

RHS Grow Your Own Crops in Pots is the natural successor to Carol Klein's bestselling RHS Grow your own Veg which has sold more than 300 000 copies since publication. With this book you can turn the tiniest space into a productive & attractive plot using the best varieties & techniques. Follow 30 tried-&-tested container recipes for top tasting crop combinations such as tomato with basil fruit salads & cut-&-come-again vegetables. Discover the essential techniques that every container-gardener should know & use the crop directory to find out the best way to grow more than 60 vegetables fruit salads herbs & edible flowers. ...

Written by RHS experts with more than 50 years of combined growing experience RHS Grow Your Own Veg & Fruit Year Planner provides the life-changing advice that gardeners need to grow a year-round supply of healthy fruit & vegetables for their table. The book starts with planning what to grow & where to grow it whether that's an allotment a series of containers raised bed or veg patch then how to get the best from your soil & how to get started. Next in season-by-season chapters the book takes the reader from sowing to harvesting with simple clear instructions that will help them stay on top of the challenges & joys of a productive garden. From apples to asparagus raspberries to radishes this book will show how to apply age-old techniques to get the most from your plot. ...

RHS Growing Vegetables & Herbs" is the new practical guide to the essential practice of growing your own food. It will show how to plan a productive plot improve your soil sow & grow up to 50 herbs & vegetables using the tastiest varieties for home eating. There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh vegetables & herbs that you have grown yourself. Guy Barter is the Royal Horticultural Societys best vegetable grower with more than 20 years of growing & showing others how to grow. Demonstrating RHS best practice & using only the tastiest varieties Guy shows how to make a productive plot in any size garden. From soil improvement to crop protection pest control & top harvesting tips with this book readers will be able to grow 50 of the most popular & tasty herbs & vegetables today. This book

Includes:: new veg crops such as super-healthy soya beans tasty Asian greens & the fantastically trendy micro-veg that all the top chefs are raving about."

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RHS Propagation Techniques" is the new practical guide to the essential practice of making more plants. It will show how to take cuttings how to sow seed how to split perennials to bulk up all of your favourite garden plants. It shows tools procedures good practice & aftercare. Propagating your own plants is one of the greatest joys of gardening & instead of being intimated gardeners should relish this chance to create new life. In this book the best Royal Horticultural Society experts show the right way to perform around 20 of the most popular techniques & look at the simplest routes for success. In step by step sequences they'll show how to propagate climbers like clematis collect tree seed from Japanese maples & sow it successfully break the dormancy of sweet peas & trouble shoot any propagation problems you encounter. The propagation directory explains which of the techniques to use for around 1000 of the most popular plants today so you can populate your garden with expert advice for next to nothing." ...

This is the essential guide to growing plants in small spaces indoors & out. Dress up your patio with flowers create your own vegetable patch on a balcony or bring impact & style to your conservatory with RHS How to Grow Plants in Pots". Packed with exciting ideas for design & practical growing tips plants have been organised by growing conditions & key qualities to direct you to just what you need. Troubleshoot any problems that you may encounter using the handy help section & find solutions for common plant diseases & pests to keep your pots looking perfect. No matter how large or small your space "RHS How to Grow Plants in Pots" will give you all the information you need to create your own Garden of Eden." ...

RHS Latin for Gardeners is an informative entertaining & beautifully illustrated unraveling of the mysteries of botanical Latin. Over 3 000 Latin names are listed alphabetically showing how plant names can reveal where a plant originally comes from (and thus its preferred growing conditions) along with such properties as its shape form colour taste & smell. Each name is clearly defined & accompanied by a pronunciation guide & the pages are filled with attractive botanical illustrations. Fascinating feature spreads retell the adventures of important plant hunters such as Sir Joseph Banks & Alexander von Humboldt & explain how their discoveries affect the way our gardens look today. Individual plants are also profiled throughout showing how their names can illuminate their hidden histories. Aided by this book every gardener & their garden will benefit from uncovering the wealth of information that lies within the remarkable world of Latin binomials. A little Latin can do a lot of good
- apply the lore of Latin to your own garden!
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