Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden
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Packed with practical advice from leading cultivation specialists, this concise, easy-to-use book covers virtually every aspect of garden design and maintenance—from choosing a plot to selecting plants, maximizing space and building raised beds. Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden shows how to create productive gardens by selecting the perfect plant combinations. A comprehensive plant directory provides handy information on summer-flowering annuals, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, small trees, climbers, water plants, bamboos, culinary herbs, fruits and vegetables. Practical advice and step-by-step instructions are included for building up layers of soil with mushroom compost, covering weeds with mulch, protecting plants with nets and plastic and much more. With more than 300 gorgeous color photographs, illustrations and diagrams, this book is a must for busy gardeners everywhere.
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A. & G. Bridgewater. Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden
Contents
Getting Started
WHY GARDEN?
ENJOYING YOUR GARDEN
ASSESSING YOUR GARDEN
GATHERING INSPIRATION
DESIGN TECHNIQUES
CHOICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
GETTING IT DOWN ON PAPER
PLANNING THE WORK
PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
MARKING OUT THE SITE
Garden Construction
WALLS, FENCES, HEDGES AND GATES
PATIOS
DECKING
TERRACES AND VERANDAS
PORCHES AND ENTRANCES
PATHS AND STEPS
LIGHTING
LAWNS AND EDGING
BORDERS
PERGOLAS, ARCHES AND TRELLISES
GARDEN BUILDINGS
CHOOSING THE STYLE
FLOWER GARDENS
Garden Designs
TRADITIONAL COTTAGE KITCHEN GARDEN
WATER GARDEN
MODERN MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
FORMAL ENGLISH GARDEN
SECLUDED CITY GARDEN
JAPANESE GARDEN
CONTAINER GARDEN
WILD GARDENS
SMALL PATIO GARDEN
BALCONY AND ROOF GARDENS
DRIVEWAY GARDEN
LOW-MAINTENANCE GARDEN
ROCK AND WATER GARDEN
HERB GARDEN
FOOD-PRODUCING GARDEN
No-Dig Gardening
BENEFITS OF THE NO-DIG METHOD
RAISED-BED OPTIONS
BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
THE PERFECT PLOT
SMALL NO-DIG GARDEN
RAISED-BED CONSTRUCTION
GROWING MEDIUM
MANURE
BED AND PLANT ROTATION
CATCH CROPS AND INTERCROPPING
ORGANIC PROTECTION
SOWING SEEDS
POTTING ON AND PLANTING OUT
EXTENDING THE GROWING SEASON
SOWING TABLE
Deciding What to Plant
CHOOSING PLANTS
DESIGNING WITH PLANTS
SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES
SMALL CONIFERS
HEDGES AND WALL SHRUBS
CLIMBING PLANTS
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
BEDDING PLANTS
ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS
ROCK-GARDEN PLANTS
ROCK, ALPINE AND DESERT PLANTS
WATER PLANTS
BAMBOOS AND GRASSES
CONTAINER PLANTS
HERBS
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
Tips for Growing Vegetables and Fruit
LAND CRESS AND OTHER SALAD LEAVES
LETTUCES
CHICORY
BEET GREENS
SPINACH
BROCCOLI
CABBAGES
CAULIFLOWERS
KALE
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
ASPARAGUS
CELERY
ARTICHOKES, GLOBE
PEAS
FRENCH BEANS
RUNNER BEANS
BROAD BEANS
SWEETCORN
ONIONS AND SHALLOTS
LEEKS
GARLIC
POTATOES
CARROTS
PARSNIPS
BEETS
RUTABAGAS
TURNIPS
RADISHES
ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM
CELERIAC
TOMATOES (OUTDOOR)
SUMMER SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI
CUCUMBERS (OUTDOOR OR RIDGE TYPE)
EGGPLANTS
SWEET PEPPERS
STRAWBERRIES
RASPBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES
CURRANTS (BLACK, RED AND WHITE)
GOOSEBERRIES
RHUBARB
Care and Troubleshooting
LOOKING AFTER PLANTS
PESTS AND DISEASES
YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR
TROUBLESHOOTING