Peter McHoy

A clear and inspiring guide to houseplant success. There is an enormous variety of houseplants available, and this guide offers expert advice on choosing the best ones and creating an environment in which they will thrive. The book includes glossy evergreens, feather ferns, elegant palms and beautiful flowering plants of every colour and size. There is information about choosing the right containers, feeding and watering, potting and pruning, dealing with disease, and easy propagation methods. A photographic A–Z directory features over 350 varied plant species, suitable for all the different rooms in a home, and offers useful hints and tips on routine care and maintenance. The book is both a reference guide and a practical handbook for all those who want to make the most of their houseplants.

An illustrated guide to growing, maintaining and designing with the world's enduring flower. This book looks at the history of roses, from ancient Greece to the the present day, and includes a section on growing better roses and buying and planting.

This is a step-by-step guide to achieving gardening success, shown in 950 photographs. It covers all the basics such as digging, soil, compost, planting, sowing, watering, weeding, pruning, propagation and harvesting. It shows you how to create and plant up beautiful borders, bedding, rock gardens, ponds, wildlife gardens, containers and window boxes, and how to grow flowers, foliage and delicious fruits, vegetables and herbs. It deals with garden planning, design and construction, and making the most of a greenhouse. In gardening, satisfaction comes from getting the best results every time. This beautiful book illustrates in step-by-step detail the most effective and efficient ways of achieving your horticultural objectives. It begins with advice about choosing tools, preparing the ground, composting, weeding and propagation, and then shows how to plant flowers, foliage, fruit and vegetables. From planting a simple lawn to creating a kitchen garden bursting with apples, lettuces or herbs, there are ideas for every type of garden. There are also instructions for building arches, pergolas, fences, walls, paths and edgings, ensuring complete success for gardening enthusiasts.

This is a comprehensive guide to the most popular varieties of rose available, and how to get the best from every type. You can complete practical instructions for cultivating roses, from planting and pruning to nurturing and health care, all illustrated with clear step-by-step photographs. It features practical ideas for designing with roses, such as planting in mixed borders, using miniature and container roses for confined spaces, training climbing roses around pergolas, and raising standard roses. It explains the history of the rose, from ancient wild roses through to early hybrids and modern-day roses, as well as a guide to their botanical classification and naming. It includes a superb gallery of roses, including ramblers, floribunda, hybrid tea, patio and shrub roses, and over 275 evocative photographs of roses in all their glory. With its myriad hues, scents and shapes, the rose is the perfect companion to many plants in the garden, and will continue to give pleasure for many years. This book is a comprehensive guide to growing, maintaining and designing with the world's most enduring flower. It begins with a fascinating history of the rose, then provides instructions for planting and caring for roses in borders, as climbers, ramblers and standards, as well as how to grow ground-cover, miniature and container roses. A stunning gallery provides a selection of the most popular varieties available. For anyone who loves roses, this book is a treasure trove of information, advice and design ideas.

This is a fully illustrated A-Z encyclopedia of indoor plants, including evergreens, ferns, palms, cacti, succulents, flowering plants, and those with variegated foliage. It features all the most popular varieties, such as aspidistras, begonias, bromeliads, euphorbias, fuchsias, impatiens, philodendrons, primulas and sedums. It explains which plants are suitable for the conditions in your home, with helpful hints on temperature, humidity, position, watering, feeding, care and propagation. It includes professional advice on plant care and maintenance, ensuring years of enjoyment from your houseplants. It includes over 350 beautiful photographs of every plant - perfect for identification, recognition and choosing the plants you will want to own. Houseplants are available in all kinds of beautiful forms: glossy evergreens, feathery ferns, elegant palms, fascinating cacti, eye-catching flowers, and those with pretty foliage. Just like garden plants, some like sun, some like shade, some like humidity, and some prefer a cool atmosphere. This book is a comprehensive visual guide to 350 of the most popular varieties, enabling you to identify and grow them with confidence. It offers advice on positioning, feeding, watering and propagation, ensuring that you get problem-free growth and the greatest possible pleasure from each specimen. This handsome book is a must for everyone who loves indoor gardening.

This title features: over 50 glorious gifts and ideas to create from the natural produce grown in your own garden; how to create a wonderful variety of practical and ornamental garden items, both for your garden and as gifts for fellow enthusiasts; over 50 ideas, gifts and projects, illustrated step by step with beautiful photographs; create lovely decorative items like customized garden furniture and containers, painted pots, a decoupage seed box, and a lavender and herb garland. Try making useful tools and accessories such as a gardener's first aid kit, citronella candles, hand-painted plant labels and fruit-picking bags. It includes a seasonal checklist of activities, and planting practicalities such as growing from seed and potting on, to keep you busy in the potting shed through the year. This book takes its inspiration from the potting shed, the practical refuge that provides the perfect space in which to enjoy the potential of your garden. Here are dozens of projects to make, from decorated gift boxes and themed plant baskets to all manner of ornamental garden accessories. Ideas include items that you'll be tempted to keep for yourself, as well as for gifts any gardener would be delighted to receive, such as candle holders, a plant theatre, and a potted Mediterranean herb garden. All the projects are shown with easy-to-follow instructions. With over 350 glorious photographs by well-known, award-winning photographer, Michelle Garrett, this book captures and celebrates the creative spirit of gardening.

This title is a practical guide to designing and planting your garden, with 15 plans and over 200 inspirational pictures. It helps how to successfully plan a garden, from a large family space to patios, balconies and even roof gardens. It contains advice, tips and great ideas on the basics of good garden design, as well as how to create a style that suits your needs. It offers over 15 plans for well-planned gardens, with stunning photographs showing them in all their glory. It gives step-by-step guidance on a range of hands-on projects, including constructing a trellis, building overheads, creating shade, and installing garden lights. It is an inspirational and practical book that will guide you from drawing your first plans through to planting preferences and adding the finishing touches. Often gardening is about maintaining the status quo, but sometimes it is about new plans and a change of design. This book will guide you through such exciting opportunities, offering help and advice on how to make the most of your garden shape and size, planning the different areas and elements, and filling the new spaces with exactly the right planting schemes for you. Divided into three sections, the book first takes you through initial surveying, basic patterns and different kinds of design. The next chapter gives guidance on boundaries, walling, creating shape and focal points and other practicalities. The last chapter offers ideas and projects to follow for gardens, patios, balconies and roof gardens, ranging from entertaining areas to chill-out zones, and different styles from elegant formality to an enchanted jungle. Illustrated throughout with 200 images, this is an invaluable guide to garden planning.

Designs for every style of garden: patios, low-maintenance, family, Japanese, rock, water, wildlife and kitchen.

"Planning", "Planting", "Pruning" and "Basic Gardening Techniques" are four how-to guides on planning and designing your garden, showing in 3400 photographs and illustrations. This is the definitive practical gardening box set for garden lovers, with four highly illustrated and practical how-to books on key gardening topics. It includes ideas for every style and type of garden and outside space: low-maintenance courtyards, L-shaped or sloping, Japanese or country cottage; and gardens for entertaining, for playing in, for growing produce or for scented flowers. Techniques and projects are shown in over 3400 closeup step-by-step photographs and diagrams, making the tasks absolutely clear and easy to follow. This title offers clear advice for everything you need to know, from planning and design to planting, propagation, pruning, training, and care and cultivation through each season. This is a comprehensive library for any green-fingered enthusiast, regardless of their level of experience.

This superb handbook encourages you to look at what you want from your garden and shows how to achieve it. There are original plans for over 50 gardens, grouped into the most popular styles, including Japanese gardens, low-maintenance gardens and wildlife gardens. Packed with clear advice and inspirational projects, this is ideal for those wishing to design, transform and enhance a garden room.

Whatever you want from your garden, whether it be a rambling verdant retreat, a wildlife haven, an outdoor dining room or a hassle-free backyard, good planning and design are essential. This title is packed with advice, ideas, hints and professional tips on the basics of design, adapting plans and planning a budget. It shows you how to interpret your own ideas to create a personalized garden that you can enjoy for years to come.

This inspirational two-volume collection discusses how to plan and plant the perfect garden. It includes 50 plans, step-by-step practical advice and more than 1000 colour photographs. It contains over 50 plans and more than 1000 colour photographs that show you how to create the perfect garden, even in the smallest of spaces. Detailed coverage of different styles of garden included such as: wildlife gardens; water and rock gardens; Japanese gardens; small gardens; family gardens; kitchen gardens; low-maintenance gardens; container gardens; and, patios, balconies and terraces. This title provides clear guidance on creating features such as lawns, fences, walls and patios, as well as trellising, arches and pergolas, and ponds and rock gardens. It also includes inspirational planting schemes and helpful plant lists help you choose the right plants for specific effects, conditions and locations.

This title contains everything you need to know about planning, designing, planting and embellishing a small garden - and how to put your ideas into action. It features lawns, walls, fences, paths, patios, ponds, rock gardens, roof gardens and containers. It includes step-by-step instructions for choosing plants and preparing, planting and maintaining displays all year round. It also includes practical ideas for creating 150 inspiring containers of all kinds, from hanging baskets and windowboxes to terracotta pots and stone troughs. It contains over 2000 beautiful colour photographs. Featuring more than 2000 photographs, clear advice and step-by-step projects, this comprehensive and practical guide is for anyone wishing to transform even the smallest corner with flair and confidence. The first part of this wide-ranging manual looks at a number of different designs, as well as likely difficulties and ways to overcome them. It includes lessons on how to take measurement and draw plans accurately, with ideas for all types of gardens including patios, front gardens and basements. There are details of how to put your plans into action. The second part of this book presents over 150 container projects, and shows the wonderful results of their application. A chapter on choosing plants provides advice on selecting the best plants for all situations.