Collins Best Plants

by Anne Swithinbank

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There is a dazzling wealth of garden plants available to today's gardeners. In Collins Best Plants for Every Site, TV celebrity Anne Swithinbank takes us through the choices to help you find the best plants to suit you and your garden. Every plant featured is either grown by Anne in her own garden or is one she would choose if faced with a particular situation or soil type, and many are RHS medal winners, so you can be assured of planting success. In the first section, Anne Suggest he recommended plants by plant type including: * trees * hedges * shrubs * climbers * ground cover * alpine and rock * roses * wildflowers * grasses and bamboos * annuals * water plants Anne then looks at which plants would best suit a particular season, soil and location including: * year-round interest * architectural * easy-care * scented * container * exposed sites * acid soil * chalky soil * coastal garden Each section is illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs of the featured plants both as portraits and in garden settings. In addition there are technical suggestion boxes throughout to ensure you get the most out of your plant choices.
  • ISBN10 0004141059
  • ISBN13 9780004141053
  • Publish Date 3 April 2000
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 23 May 2001
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint Collins