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RHS Greener Gardening: Containers
the sustainable guide to growing flowers, shrubs and crops in pots
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'In this enlightening guide to container gardening, Ann Treneman comprehensively dispels the notion that growing plants in a pot is in any way a second-best option...the real strength of this book is the author's enthusiasm for creating a container garden that will not only look beautiful...
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Description
'In this enlightening guide to container gardening, Ann Treneman comprehensively dispels the notion that growing plants in a pot is in any way a second-best option...the real strength of this book is the author's enthusiasm for creating a container garden that will not only look beautiful but will also benefit nature.'
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This complete primer on how to make an eco-friendly container garden is dedicated to showing that everyone can have a garden, no matter the size, that can benefit the planet.
RHS Greener Gardening: Containers guides you through greener choices when it comes to creating a container garden, including materials, design, plant choice and maintenance. A few pots on the patio or a window box can become a dynamic mini-ecosystem. A balcony garden can attract wildlife. With the right plants to choose from, a patio can hold an orchard. It's all a matter of 'thinking green', using recycled materials when possible, being wildlife-friendly, choosing plants that will avoid waste, and gardening sustainably.
Featuring an easy-to-follow guide to green techniques as well as a helpful series of plant profiles, this is the perfect handbook for a sustainable container garden.
Sections include:
- Setting up your container garden
- Container gardening techniques: sourcing plants, containers & contents, watering, feeding & troubleshooting
- Creating containers: growing in groups, choosing a theme, how to create a map or a plan
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781784729318
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Mitchell Beazley
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 172.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 601g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Ann Treneman (Author)
Ann Treneman is a journalist and garden designer who won the RHS People's Choice award for her RHS silver-gilt-medal Wild Kitchen Garden at Chelsea Flower show 2022 (Container Category). She has a masters degree in Landscape Architecture. Anne writes both the Notebook and gardening columns for The Times and was previously the paper's chief theatre critic and their award-winningAlso by Ann Treneman
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