Gardener's Guide to Shrubs and Climbers Choosing and Growing Shrubs and Climbers for a Range of Seasonal and Colour Effects with over 600 Photographs

Name: Gardener's Guide to Shrubs and Climbers Choosing and Growing Shrubs and Climbers for a Range of Seasonal and Colour Effects with over 600 Photographs
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ISBN: 9780754816102

ISBN-10: 0754816109

ISBN-13: 9780754816102

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jonathan Edwards, Peter Anderson

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Description:

A comprehensive guide to growing shrubs and climbers successfully in the garden, to provide structure and form in beds and borders, as specimen plants and focal points, in containers or under glass

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Anness Publishing
Publication date: 8/3/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.25" wide x 12.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English

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Introduction


How plants are named


How to use the directories


Choosing shrubs and climbers


Buying shrubs and climbers


Right plant, right place


Plant selector: multi-season interest


Plant selector: early spring


Plant selector: late spring


Plant selector: early summer


Plant selector: late summer


Plant selector: autumn


Plant selector: winter


Colour selector: orange


Colour selector: yellow


Colour selector: white and green


Colour selector: pink


Colour selector: red


Colour selector: purple, black and blue


Scent selector


Using shrubs and climbers


Specimens and focal points


Beds and borders


Shrubs and climbers in containers


Fragrant walkways and entrances


Hedging and screening


Covering walls and fences


Pergolas and arches


Adding height to borders


Combining climbers


Ground cover, edging and banks


Conservatory plants


Gardening techniques


Know your soil


Assessing your soil


Improving your soil


Planting shrubs


Planting climbers


Providing support


Watering and mulching


Weeding and feeding


Protecting vulnerable plants


Moving established plants


Pruning techniques


Pruning made easy


How and when to prune


Pruning popular deciduous shrubs


Pruning popular evergreen shrubs


Pruning roses


Pruning climbing and rambling roses


Pruning clematis


Pruning wisteria and honeysuckle


Pruning and training other popular climbers


Pruning overgrown roses


Pruning overgrown shrubs and climbers


Basic propagation


Propagating plants


Sowing seed


Seedling aftercare


Propagating from cuttings


Summer cuttings


Autumn and winter cuttings


Layering


Common problems


Dealing with pests


Dealing with diseases


Methods of control


Diagnosing problems


A directory of shrubs


A directory of climbers


Calendar of care


Seasonal checklists


Index


Plant hardiness zones