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The Conservatory Gardener Anne Swithinbank

The Conservatory Gardener By Anne Swithinbank

The Conservatory Gardener by Anne Swithinbank


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Summary

Anne Swithinbank shows how to make the best of your conservatory in this illustrated guide which lists over 1000 plants, arranged according to use, for dramatic impact or as background, for seasonal interest or temporary display. A practical section gives advice on feeding, watering, light, humidity, pest control and propagation.

The Conservatory Gardener Summary

The Conservatory Gardener by Anne Swithinbank

This illustrated catalogue contains 1500 of the best greenhouse plants, selected by the author from first-hand experience. She groups her plant selection according to their most useful function - as specimen plants for impact, climbers for background and shade, trailing plants, foliage plants, flowering and fruiting plants for attractive seasonal effects, and aquatic plants.;The book gives advice and information on providing the best conditions for growing plants in a conservatory, including ways of regulating light, temperature and humidity. There are also ideas for interior landscaping. Cultivation of plants is described in Plant Care which tells all that is needed to know to achieve success in growing exotic plants in a conservatory.;The author is a regular presenter of BBC TV's Gardener's World and a panellist on BBC Radio's Gardener's Question Time and has been in charge of the glasshouses at the Royal Horticultural Society garden at Wisley. Other books she has written include A Handbook of Greehouse and Conservatory Plants, The Gardeners' World Book of House Plants and The Gardeners' World Book of Container Gardening.

Additional information

GOR001845554
9780711207516
0711207518
The Conservatory Gardener by Anne Swithinbank
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
19930415
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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