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Low Maintenance Gardens

Low Maintenance Gardens

by Caroline Tilston (Author), Steve Gorton (Photographer)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.25
Synopsis

Growing a beautiful garden-even with a busy lifestyle For those garden lovers who thought keeping a garden of their own meant hours of work they simply couldn't spare, this fun and practical guide makes even a beautiful garden possible-in only an hour a week. With plans and photographs of ten model gardens, the book reveals the tips and tricks of setting up, as well as the basics-from plant design, plant choices, and watering to lighting, decorations, and wildlife. Arranged in an easy-to-read, magazine-style format, this "fast-gardening" guide is the ideal how-to for anyone who wants an eye-catching garden-that requires little or almost no maintenance.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 07 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0470517514
ISBN 13: 9780470517512

Media Reviews
...excellent and inspirational books...simplifies the whole complicated business of garden design...easy reading and beautifully illustrated. Motoring & Leisure July/August 2008 'This clever little book helps you to plan your planting to upkeep is not an onerous task...refreshing new approach.' (Waitrose Weekend, December 2010).
Author Bio
Caroline Tilston is the author of Small Family Gardens (2007) and Modern Family Gardens (2006), John Wiley & Sons. Having worked for over a decade in television production, Caroline retrained as a gardener with the National Trust. For the last ten years, she has been running her own garden design business, The Oak Studio Design Ltd. She also writes for gardening magazines and national newspapers, as well as doing radio broadcasting. Steve Gorton is an established photographer, with over 20 years' experience of working with publishers. He is the photographer of English Eccentric Interiors by Miranda Harrison (John Wiley & Sons, 2006) and Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque by Roy Johnston (John Wiley & Sons, 2007).