Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall's Garden Plants Made Easy: 500 Plants Which Give the Best Value in Your Garden

by Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane; Freeman, John; Sidaway,Ian; Horton, Casey

• ISBN13: 9780753806913
• ISBN10: 0753806916
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Sterling Pub

Summary

Take the confusion out of choosing plants that will thrive in your garden. From the many varieties available today, find out which plants are right for your garden's conditions and how to keel) them healthy and beautiful. The 500 plants listed include old favorites as well as more unusual plants: chive, hollyhock, crown imperial, snowdrop, geranium, water lily, and tomato. Each listing gives a description of the plant and its place of origin; its growth rate and size at maturity; cultivation and propagation instructions; susceptibility to pests and diseases; sun, soil, and moisture requirements; and whether it's suitable for growing in a container. Additional lists help you select plants by their scent; color; performance, including length of flowering season; and their use as design elements. A perfect gardener's reference book.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(1)
How to Use this Book	7	(2)
PART 1 CHOOSING PLANTS FOR YOUR GARDEN
Introduction to Part I	9	(1)
Plants for Different Soils and Climates
Plants for clay soil	10	(2)
Plants for alkaline soil, chalk or limestone	12	(2)
Plants for sandy soil	14	(1)
Plants for waterlogged soil	15	(1)
Plants that need acid soil	16	(1)
Plants for damp soil	16	(1)
Plant that will tolerate air pollution	16	(1)
Fast-growing plants for a windbreak or hedge	17	(1)
Plants for the seaside	18	(2)
Plants for heavy shade	20	(1)
Plants for dry shade	21	(1)
Plants for moist shade	22	(1)
Climbers and wall plants for north- and east-facing walls	23	(1)
Plant Attributes
Scented flowers	24	(1)
Scented leaves	25	(1)
Plants with red purple or coppery leaves	26	(1)
Plants with yellow leaves	26	(1)
Plants with white or cream variegated leaves	27	(2)
Plants with grey or silver leaves	29	(1)
Plants with yellow variegated leaves	29	(1)
Plants with glaucous blue-grey leaves	30	(1)
Plants with leaves that colour in autumn	30	(2)
Plants with decorative fruit, berries or seed pods	32	(2)
Plant Performance
Plants for an instant garden	34	(2)
Foolproof plants	36	(1)
Plants worth waiting for (Long-term investments)	37	(2)
Plants coming early into leaf	39	(1)
Plants with a long flowering or fruiting season	40	(1)
Poisonous plants	40	(1)
Climbers, self-clinging	41	(1)
Climbers, twining	41	(1)
Trailing plants	41	(1)
Plants to Design With
Basics: structural plants for the garden framework	42	(1)
Architectural plants	43	(2)
Plants to naturalize in the open	45	(1)
Plants to naturalize in woodland	46	(1)
Plants to give winter impact	47	(1)
Foreground plants: edging plants and front of border plants	48	(1)
Plants for the water garden and bog garden	49	(2)
Plants for containers	51	(2)
Plant for topiary	53	(1)
Plants to grow as standards	53	(1)
Plants to grow in paving, or rock garden or on the tops of walls	53	(1)
Useful Plants
Plants for wildlife	54	(2)
Weed-smothering plants	56	(1)
Plants for flower arranging	56	(1)
Flowers drying	57	(2)
PART 2 500 PLANTS A-Z
Introduction to Part 2	59	(1)
Guide to using the plant index	60	(1)
Alphabetical list of plants	61	(191)
Index of Plant Synonyms and common Names	252	(4)
Picture Credits	256