Gardening With Colour
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| Author | : Nick Bailey |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2018-08-27 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 0857836242 |
A beautifully photographed guide for gardeners keen to attain the elusive colour-packed 'year-round garden'. Covering ideas on how to use, combine, design with and prolong colour, the book focuses on achievable ways of growing plants of every tone through 12 months of the year. It provides gardeners with an inspiring and surprising palette of plants to furnish their plots with sumptuous colour with detailed lists for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Bursting with practical advice on establishment and maintenance, the book also embraces plants for pots, cutting, difficult spaces and tiny gardens, and features long-season gardens from around the world.
| Author | : Lorene Edwards Forkner |
| Publisher | : Abrams |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2022-04-26 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1647005507 |
Capture all the hues of the garden with a few simple brushtrokes and Lorene Edwards Forkner’s inspirational advice on observing color in nature, painting with watercolor, and gardening with joy and intention If you love flowers and the rich colors of the garden, Color In and Out of the Garden is for you. Artist and garden expert Lorene Edwards Forkner shares her simple watercolor techniques for capturing every lovely hue in a miniature artwork. Along the way, she also offers practical advice on topics from painting (no matter your skill level) to gardening mindfully to celebrating life. This delightfully useful and addictively readable little book may just inspire you to begin keeping a garden journal of your own, so you can record favorite plants with just a few simple brushstrokes. Arranged by color, each chapter helps readers sharpen their powers of observation and capture nature’s lovely palette. Plant profiles and personal reflections mingle with creative prompts for making a simple watercolor that helps focus one's attention. Both a mindfulness exercise for seeing garden colors and an easy guide to reproducing them on the page, Forkner guides you through the spectrum with her own watercolors while offering inspiration and a delightful garden respite from everyday stress.
| Author | : Gertrude Jekyll |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 1911 |
| Genre | : Color |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Andrew Lawson |
| Publisher | : Pimpernel Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015-05 |
| Genre | : Color in gardening |
| ISBN | : 9781910258026 |
"Whether you want an instant splash of brilliant seasonal colour, or a sumptuous border with subtle year-round appeal, this book shows myriad ways to put colours together and demonstrates the power of colour in the garden"--Publisher's description.
| Author | : Rob Sproule |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2011-03 |
| Genre | : Color in gardening |
| ISBN | : 9781551058733 |
If you yearn to make your garden the jewel of the neighbourhood--or even if you'd just like some fresh, new ideas to update the look of your front entry or deck--look no further. Rob Sproule is here to help. He's spent most of his life at his family's garden centre absorbing information on what plants look nice together, and he knows what plants work where and with what other plants. He calls the plant combinations ''recipes'' and in this book provides you with all the ''ingredients'' and ''instructions'' you'll need: * How to plan garden recipes keeping in mind the elements and principles of design, such as colour, texture, harmony and contrast, balance and proportion * 60 featured recipes with gorgeous colour photos, illustrations of plant placement, descriptions of specific plants and their needs, plus alternatives to suit your taste, zone and space * Basics such as soil types, container styles, what to look for when buying plants and how to care for the plants once you get them home * Answers to commonly asked questions relating to plant size and habitat, exposure, moisture, fertilizer requirements, and compatibility.
| Author | : Penelope Hobhouse |
| Publisher | : Frances Lincoln |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003-03-06 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9780711220584 |
The sensitive use of colour and foliage lies at the heart of gardening. Penelope Hobhouse explains the principles of colour, visual effects in changing light conditions, the interplay between colour and texture and the essential design factors that help the gardener to exploit these successfully.
| Author | : Jacqueline van der Kloet |
| Publisher | : Lannoo Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9789462501768 |
Spring-flowering bulbs are the quintessential start of the gardening season. But bulbs are not only for spring, they can add colour and visual interest to your garden all year round. In Colour your Garden Jacqueline van der Kloet shows you how to combine bulbs with the existing plants in your garden. She explains how to choose the right bulb for the right situation, how to plant them for maximum effect and what to expect when you combine established plants with bulbs, both spring-flowering and those that flower in summer and even autumn. There is also inspiring information on planting bulbs for courtyards, balconies and roof terraces. Jacqueline shows there are interesting combinations to be made in pots as well, resulting in spectacular mini gardens that flower for weeks on end. AUTHOR: Jacqueline van der Kloet is one of the most famous garden designers of the Netherlands. She works around the globe and has designed EXPO 2000 in Hannover, River Park in Shen Yang (China), Millennium Park in Chicago and many more. SELLING POINTS: * Practical guide for big gardens and small balconies on how to combine bulbs with existing flowers * Discover different colour combinations and astonishing mini gardens 180 colour illustrations
| Author | : Louise Beebe Wilder |
| Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2023-07-18 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781021937872 |
This book is a comprehensive guide to gardening with color. The author provides detailed descriptions of a wide variety of plants, including their colors, growth habits, and proper care. The book also provides practical advice on garden design, with a focus on creating harmonious color schemes and striking focal points. Gardeners of all levels will find this book to be an invaluable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : Marylyn Abbott |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 159 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9780670889006 |
Encouraging gardeners to reassess their favorite flowers and how they are planted, the focus here is on working with natural light to get the best out of any garden. Readers are led through the color spectrum and given advice on which plants to choose and how to handle them in northern and southern hemisphere gardens, all backed by stunning photography. More than another gardening book, this personal odyssey includes Marylyn Abbott's observations over a lifetime of gardening, stretching from the dry heat of Australia to the colder wetter climates of England. Her inspirational ideas are mingled with down-to-earth advice and hands-on experience in this essential read for gardeners looking for new ideas and interesting plant combinations to add drama, light, and color.
| Author | : Mary Keen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9781850295860 |
Showcases original color and plant combinations while offering planting schemes for flower gardens in blue, red, yellow, white, and mixed hues
