RHS Greener Gardening: Containers by Ann Treneman

RHS Greener Gardening: Containers by Ann Treneman

'In this enlightening guide to container gardening, Ann Treneman comprehensively dispels the notion that growing plants in a pot is in any way a second-best option...the real strength of this book is the author's enthusiasm for creating a container garden that will not only look beautiful but will also benefit nature.'
Daily Mail

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This complete primer on how to make an eco-friendly container garden is dedicated to showing that everyone can have a garden, no matter the size, that can benefit the planet.

RHS Greener Gardening: Containers guides you through greener choices when it comes to creating a container garden including materials, design, plant choice and maintenance. A few pots on the patio or a window box can become a dynamic mini eco system. A balcony garden can attract wildlife. With the right plants to choose from, a patio can hold an orchard. It's all a matter of 'thinking green', using recycled materials when possible, being wildlife-friendly, choosing plants that will avoid waste, and gardening sustainably.

Featuring an easy-to-follow guide to green techniques as well as a helpful series of plant profiles, this is the perfect handbook for a sustainable container garden.

Sections include:
- Setting up your container garden
- Container gardening techniques: sourcing plants, containers & contents, watering, feeding & troubleshooting
- Creating containers: growing in groups, choosing a theme, how to create a map or a plan

Ann Treneman is a journalist and garden designer who won the RHS People's Choice award for her RHS silver-gilt-medal Wild Kitchen Garden at Chelsea Flower show 2022 (Container Category). She has a masters degree in Landscape Architecture. Anne writes both the Notebook and gardening columns for The Times and was previously the paper's chief theatre critic and their award-winning parliamentary sketch writer and feature writer. Having grown up in Oregon in the US, she now lives and gardens in Kent, England. Ann is the author of Horti Curious and RHS Greener Gardening: Containers (also published by Mitchell Beazley). The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK's largest gardening charity (625k members), dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its charitable work includes providing expert advice and information, training the next generation of gardeners and promoting the ecological, aesthetic and psychological benefits of gardening in an urban environment.

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ISBN 13	9781784729318
ISBN 10	1784729310
Title	RHS Greener Gardening: Containers
Author	Ann Treneman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Year published	2024-04-11
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.