"I have written this book so that others can experience the thrill of
making a garden that is as boisterous as it is beautiful; a garden that
sizzles with vivid colour and is alive with bees and butterflies; a
garden of intoxicating scents that suffuse your skin and make you feel
good even if the day is grey. And I also wanted to share the pleasure of
a garden that somehow puts itself together with little intervention from
the gardener - no planting plans required - and, as a bonus, needs no
watering and very little maintenance." The traditional Mediterranean
garden offers a garden that is beautiful through every season, whatever
the climate, so that it can survive through the driest summers, and yet
can cope with damp, rain and even frost. The low-water no-water method
is for those who like their plants spirited and their flower beds
exuberant. There are instructions for planting evergreens with robust,
aromatic foliage, as well as low-maintenance shrubs that need no
staking, watering, feeding or pruning. The book shows how tough love,
not pampering, pays off, giving you a drought-proof and aromatic
paradise in your own plot. Create a garden that is full of radiance and
scent, with vivid flowers and foliage, and aromatic herbs - the perfect
outdoor living room, whatever the weather.
