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RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia
RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia
hardback
Published:
1 October, 2013
Description
The perfect planting guide by RHS experts.
From a clay border in sun to a shady wall, this gardening book will help you create your dream garden with plants for every site! Featuring over 3000 plants, you'll discover how to get the most out of your gardening space.
This beautiful gardening encyclopedia is perfect for beginner gardeners who need reassurance from the RHS to choose the right plant for their garden. Here's what you'll find inside:
- Features RHS award-winning varieties of shrubs, hydrangeas, peonies, perennials, roses and many other popular and widely available garden plants
- Showcases garden plants for every garden style, as well as flowering plants for year-round colour and problem-solving drought-tolerant plants
- "Plant focus" spreads showcase the range of varieties of favourite garden plants, such as roses
- Introduction with practical "how-to" gardening advice makes plant care and garden design easy and shows you the best plants for sun and shade
Planning a garden has never been more simple! Whether your garden is stuck in shade or scorching in the sun, this gardening guide advises on the best plants for 30 types of locations, and what to plant and where to plant it for special effects. Plus, a section on fragrant or colourful plants helps you create a fabulous outdoor idyll.
Solve your garden problems with simple steps to assess your site and soil and then use the at-a-glance classification guide and photos to choose from over 3000 plants. From creating stylish beds or borders, this indispensable guide to planting is packed with useful gardening tips and inspirational planting "recipes" that will show you how to landscape your garden like a pro.
RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia is an essential gardening reference book for every gardener, and a great gardening gift for green-fingered friends and family.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781409382973 |
| ISBN10 | 1409382974 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 2284 g |
| Product Dimensions | 238 x 283 x 37 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
Whether you're green-fingered or not, you can't help but be impressed with this bumper photographic guide to more than 3,000 plants. Be prepared to achieve your dream garden. * Woman Magazine *
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Author's Bio
The Royal Horticultural Society is the world's premier gardening authority. The RHS is a charitable organisation that owns inspirational gardens, holds seasonal plant shows and events, including the famous Chelsea Flower Show, and offers horticultural advice to professionals and amateurs alike. Experts at RHS gardens test hundreds of plants for garden use and try out a range of horticultural techniques so that gardeners can be assured of the best and most up-to-date information.