How to Make a Garden in a Year
With umbels, spires and bright button-like dots, new perennial planting is perfect for the beginner gardener; intensely beautiful, swift to establish, simple to upkeep, beloved by bees and incredible even in tiny spaces.
Brilliant and Wild draws on make-it-yourself, grow-it-yourself trends, and the surge in interest in wilder, greener gardens. The book provides all the tools and information needed to create a gorgeous and sustainable garden that is fully established in a matter of months.
For a single person with only a spade, this highly practical book:
- shows the practical steps to making a garden that blooms within a matter of months
- explains how to choose plants that knit happily together for sparkling displays
- includes over 30 of newest and best flower varieties and explains how to use them
- unlocks the secrets of new planting style for virgin gardeners
- shares tips and tricks for plants that love birds, bees, bugs and butterflies