An inspirational companion to The Flower Yard, a Sunday Times
bestseller, arranged seasonally, with tips, hints and advice on growing
flamboyant flowers sustainably in containers.
"Simply gorgeous" - Nigel Slater on The Flower Yard
"The Kew-trained king of the small-space garden" - the Guardian on
The Flower Yard
Sumptuous, beautiful and packed with refreshingly down-to- earth advice,
Arthur Parkinson's new book focuses on dramatic but easy-to-grow floral
plants that will turn your garden into a perfumed, sustainable paradise,
teeming with wildlife and alive with the sound of songbirds. Arranged
seasonally, it includes sowing tips and propagating hints, plus advice
on planning and keeping track of what is happening in your garden.
There is focus on floral plants that are easier-to-grow (but still
dramatic), and plants that encourage diversity and wildlife -info, for
example, on how to properly feed and attract garden birds for the best
aphid control (so no pesticides) and how to create his much Instagram
liked dolly tub container pond.
Arthur also looks at drought-tolerant flowering herbs for sun baked
patios and balconies, striking perennial shrubs for winter structure,
seeds that can simply be scattered about directly and grown with
reasonable neglect to ferns for shady doorstep pots and scented leaf
pelargoniums that then become winter houseplants as well as returning to
his stalwart glamour flowers that are nectar rich-single dahlias, roses
and sweet peas.
This is gardening both for the good of ourselves and the planet.
