Ian Spence Livres

An easy-to-use, A-Z pictorial catalog of over 2,500 tried and tested, commonly available garden plants and flowers, "Garden Plants and Flowers Through the Year" includes the seasons at which you'll find each plant at its best clearly indicated, making it an invaluable tool for planning your planting. A comprehensive chapter offers down-to-earth advice on plant care, and practical tip boxes appear throughout, to guarantee success with every plant you choose. Finally, 8 at-a-glance galleries are included, designed to inspire and help gardeners select plants to provide interest throughout the year.

Create a luscious garden that will flourish all year round with this new edition of a best-selling guide to gardening month by month. Gardening can seem like a mystery when you're new to it. In this fail-safe guide, BBC Gardeners' World writer Ian Spence tells us what to plant, prune, cut, and cover - and exactly when to do it. Organised by month, this book breaks down complex information into 'things to do', 'last chance' reminders, and 'get ahead' tasks, before recommending seasonal plants that will bring colour to your plot, all while keeping one eye to the skies with a monthly 'weather watch' panel, and offering step-by-step instructions for new projects. Learn how to care for flowers, trees, fruits, and vegetables, and maintain features such as ponds, willow fences, containers, bird boxes, and more. Pick up skills such as saving seeds, cutting and drying flowers, conserving water, weeding wisely, potting herbs, and gathering your harvest. Then, plan ahead for next year using the detailed directory of 350 plants. New gardeners will stay one step ahead with this essential companion to gardening through the seasons.

Whatever the season, this is the new edition of your essential guide to gardening all year round, from the experts at the RHSWith specific monthly tasks for every part of the garden, expert plant advice, tips on organisation and over 1,000 photographs, this is the garden reference that not only tells you what to do when, but also shows you how to do it. Whether you are a green-fingered guru or are just starting out, enjoy 12 months of satisfying and successful gardening.

This comprehensive gardening guide offers month-by-month insights to maintain a thriving garden throughout the year. It addresses essential tasks, such as the optimal times for pruning and harvesting, while providing to-do lists for each month. Enhanced by inspiring photo galleries and an illustrated Plant Directory featuring over 350 varieties, the book emphasizes sustainable practices and local biodiversity. Ideal for both novice and seasoned gardeners, it serves as an invaluable resource for keeping gardens healthy and vibrant.

The popularity of allotments has increased throughout the world. This book will teach you everything you need to know to create a modern allotment and provide organic food for your family all year round. You will also learn about crop rotations, how to tackle pests and problems and when to harvest.

Gelungene Pflanzenkombinationen und eine attraktive und durchdachte Auswahl lassen jeden Garten zu einem ganzjährigen Glanzpunkt werden. Doch welche Pflanzen ergänzen einander? Welche Strukturierung bietet sich für meinen Garten an? Antworten finden sich in diesem Prachtband zu über 2.300 der schönsten und interessantesten Gartenpflanzen. Zweckmäßig unterteilt in Bäume, Sträucher, Gräser, Kletterpflanzen sowie Stauden und Zwiebelpflanzen. Mit detailgetreuen Fotografien und fundierten Pflanzenporträts. Ein unentbehrliches Nachschlagewerk.