Plans for Small Gardens

Design, Build, Maintain, Enjoy

Ann-Marie Powell

• Publisher: Pavilion
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781862058767
• eBook ISBN:
  9781909815698
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Horticulture
• Index: Biological Sciences

You see a wonderful garden on TV, at the Chelsea flower show, or at your neighbours' house, but how do you go about recreating it in your own back yard? In Ann-Marie Powell's Plans for Small Gardens, the Chelsea gold medal winner lists out all the gardening ingredients, as well explaining how to actually create and maintain your garden. This is a book that starts from scratch to allow even gardening novices to build their perfect patch. Choose your recipe - shady, courtyard, family, or edible; collect your ingredients - turf, slabs, containers and plants; and follow the simple method to put the garden together. Detailed planting and construction plans, colour photographs and a handy practical section at the back of the book ensure you have all the resources you need, while year-by-year maintenance guides guarantee that your garden will continue to flourish for years to come.

INDEX

The page numbers in this index refer to the print edition, please use the search facility on your device to find the below key words.

Page references in italics refer to illustration captions

A

Acanthus

A. mollis 54, 57, 61

A. spinosus 29, 31

Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’ 29, 31

Achillea

‘Feuerland’ 101, 103, 137, 139

‘Inca Gold’ 71, 73

‘Moonshine’ 136, 139

A. millefolium ‘Red Velvet’ 71, 73

acid soil 173

Agapanthus 143

‘Blue Prince’ 29, 30, 35

Headbourne hybrids 71, 73, 121, 122, 137, 139

‘White Heaven’ 29, 31

A. campanulatus var. albidus 71, 73

Agastache ‘Summer Love’ 54, 57, 61, 101, 103

Ajuga reptans 71, 73

Akebia quinata 101, 102

Alcea rugosa 54, 57

Alchemilla mollis 12, 13, 19, 35, 54, 57, 60, 71, 73, 121, 122, 136, 137, 138, 139

alkaline soil 173

Allium

‘Purple Sensation’ 54, 60, 61

A. schoemoprasum 29, 31, 137, 139

American Landcress 29, 31

Anemanthele lessoniana 12, 13, 54, 57, 101, 103, 106, 121, 122, 136, 139

Anemone × hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ 121, 122

Angelica gigas 101, 103, 106

Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ 101, 103

Aquilegia

‘Black Barlow’ 136, 137, 138, 139

‘Ruby Port’ 12, 13, 19, 136, 139

‘William Guinness’ 137, 139

artichokes 29, 31, 34

Asplenium scolopendrium 137, 139

Astelia chathamica 71, 73, 77, 85, 90, 157

‘Silver Spear’ 151, 152

Astrantia major ‘Rubra’ 29, 31

B

bamboo 12, 18, 85, 90, 143

barbecues 86, 89, 92

bark chip 100, 112

Batvia salad 29, 31

beans

broad beans 101, 103

climbing beans 29, 31

dwarf French beans 101, 102

French beans 29, 31

Bergenia cordifolia 136, 137, 139

‘Winterglut’ 71, 73

Beta vulgaris ‘Ruby Red’ 29, 31

Blechnum spicant 121, 122, 137, 139

Blueberry ‘Northsky’ 29, 31

boundaries see fences; walls

broad beans 101, 103

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ 29, 30, 35

Buxus sempervirens 101, 102, 110, 151, 152, 156

C

cabbages 29, 30, 31, 35

Calamagrostis brachytricha 101, 103

Cannai sp. 121, 137, 139, 143

Carex pendula 121, 122

Carpinus betulus 71, 73

Ceanothus impressus ‘Puget Blue’ 136, 139

chalk soil 173

Chamaerops humilis 137, 139

Chilli ‘Apache’ 29, 31

Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ 121, 122

clay soil 173

Clematis

‘The President’ 101, 102, 137

C.. balearica ‘Freckles’ 137

Cobaea scandens 101, 102

Coereopsis verticillata ‘Grandiflora’ 101

compost, making 176

containers, preparing for planting 176

conuit pipes, laying 78

Cordyline australis 85, 90

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Grandiflora’ 101, 103

Cornus

C. alba ‘Aurea’ 136, 139

C. kousa chineses ‘Rubra’ 136, 139

Cosmos atrosan...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Urban Garden
• Edible Garden
• Romantic Front Garden
• English Country Garden
• Suntrap Garden
• Low-maintenance Garden
• Rustic Family Garden
• Night Garden
• Terraced Garden
• Minimalist Garden
• Techniques
• Index
• List of Suppliers
• Glossary
• Further Reading
• Acknowledgements