Product Description

Few gardens have constant sun, but this doesn't mean they have to be gloomy. Even the most shaded gardens can be full of color and variety. Packed with expert instruction on planting and aftercare, and full-color photography accompanying each flower idea, "101 Shade-loving Plants" is full of diverse ideas to suit all gardens. Banish the dark from shady places once and for all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33465 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

About the Author
Gardeners' World Magazine is Britain's biggest-selling gardening magazine, providing fresh ideas and clear advice every month. From plants and flowers to gardens and design, allotments and kitchen gardens to shopping guides and tried-and-tested reviews, Gardeners' World Magazine features the top names in BBC gardening, such as Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh, Carol Klein and the Gardeners' Question Time team. Find out more at www.gardenersworld.com

Customer Reviews

Lots of ideas for that tricky part of the garden
Ask any gardener which part of the garden is a problem and they will almost always say 'that shady spot over there'. With this book, the problem is solved in 101 ways.

There's the usual suspects such as ferns, Dicentra and Astilbe, but that's not all. There's even shade tolerant Clematis on show, a plant usually noted for liking its head in the sunshine, even if its feet does prefer shade. Suggestions can be found for both dry and damp shaded areas.

The book is divided into several sections. The first four cover each season in turn, so there's no excuse for not having all-round interest in a shady garden. The final three cover year-round interest, walls and ground-cover, thus completing a comprehensive guide that's clearly laid out and with a good photograph of each plant suggested.

With this guide any shady border can be cheered and brightened immeasurably.