Continuous Container Gardens

Townsend, Sara Begg

ISBN 10: 1603427023 / ISBN 13: 9781603427029

Editore: Storey Books, 2011

Codice articolo FORT858366

Riassunto:

In "Continuous Container Gardens", garden designers Sara Begg Townsend and Roanne Robbins have teamed up to offer an innovative system for creating stylish containers that change with the seasons. Using an unusual array of plants, Townsend and Robbins begin with a main-stage plant -a woody plant, a garden ornament, or an eye-catching perennial. Then they add a secondary player for texture and variety. As the seasons change, they show how easy it is to swap in and out a supporting cast of plants for a dynamic year-round display. This simple approach yields endless variations, seasonal bursts of color, and varied textures that echo the ever-changing beauty of nature. The book features twelve designer containers, each with a unique plan for swapping plants in every season...for a total of 48 looks in all. Each design is supported with stunning photo- graphs of the authors' unique plant palette and the fully realized container garden. Users will learn to develop their own design eye and style alongside their gardening skills. The authors' writing style is fresh, friendly, and encouraging and is sure to appeal to a new generation of homeowners and gardeners. With "Continuous Container Gardens", gardeners of every level, in every setting, will be able to create a container scene for every season.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Roanne Robbins is a design consultant who specializes in creative plant and floral designs for small-space gardens, containers, and special occasions. She lives in Rhode Island and blogs at www.naturecontained.com.

Sara Begg Townsend is a garden writer and the former executive editor of Horticulture magazine. She lives in Massachusetts.

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Titolo: Continuous Container Gardens
Casa editrice: Storey Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good