How to Design, Plant and Maintain Your Garden
This book contains inspired ideas for every shape and size of garden, plus practical information on planning the design, carrying out construction, building additional features and creating a rich variety of planting schemes.
Together with planting ideas, the illustrated directory describes more than 400 of the best trees, shrubs and flowers, and tells you how and where to grow them. It also shows the easy way to grow vegetables successfully, complete with colourful, step-by-step instructions on how to sow, cultivate and harvest a wide range of edible plants, from leeks and lima beans to mangetouts and melons.
You'll find all you need to know about looking after a garden, from choosing the most appropriate tools to improving soil and dealing with every aspect of plant care from propagation to pests and diseases.