Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates

Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates
Graham Payne
ISBN: 9781861268952
PUBLISHED: September 2006
PAGES: 240
BINDING: Paperback
SIZE: 280x220 mm
INSIDE: 500 colour photographs

No image of the Mediterranean is complete without flowering climbers covering the walls, brilliant oleanders lining the roads and colourful shrubs in gardens. However, such plants can now be enjoyed far beyond the Mediterranean.
With sections on both general care and specific plants, Garden Plants for the Mediterranean Climates will help you choose and grow the most attractive and colourful plants associated with the region, and to create a beautiful garden suited to your needs.
An introduction to the Mediterranean climate and points to consider when planning a garden. Advice on watering and soil care. Hallmarks of a Mediterranean garden including palms, pots and containers, climbing plants and pergolas, as well as ideas on which plant to use where. An A-Z of over 1,000 plants supported by 500 colour photographs.
Foreword by Hugh JohnsonGraham Payne has set out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners clearly and comprehensively. Here is the vast range of plants to consider growing, what they offer and what they demand. This is an eminently practical book. Hugh Johnson