Cassell's Directory of Scented Plants

by David Squire (Author), David Squire (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Plants with fragrant flowers or aromatic foliage have an enormous attraction, and scent is an important part of any garden. This book explores the wealth of wonderful fragrant plants and shows to how to grow and use them to create different effects, filling your garden with fragrance all year round. A quick, authoritative reference on all aspects of planning, planting and maintaining a garden, including advice on habitats and soil types, co-ordinating colour and foliage, identifying and dealing with pests.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.25

  Walk into the garden and what do you smell: the rich perfume of aromatic flowers and foliage? Or, is one of your most important senses deprived because of the absence of a delicious fragrance? A highly practical reference--with over 300 informative illustrations and all the details of planning, planting, and maintenance--shows how to bring the wonder of scent to the garden. Find out about the types of fragrance found in flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds; and which aromas complement each other. Examine planting schemes to get an idea of how you might lay out your own space, and remember that not all scented gardens are the same--the different styles range from climbing to patio and courtyard to large-scale plots. Develop a scented shrub border, rose garden, herb garden, or even an aromatic bog or rock garden. A comprehensive plant directory with more than 250 entries will make selection easy!