The Conservatory Gardener
Published on 30. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7112-1827-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Conservatory Gardener, by popular writer and broadcaster Anne Swithinbank, is the best book on the market about gardening under glass. Its core is an encyclopaedic guide to the best conservatory plants.
More than 1,000 plants, selected for their attractiveness and usefulness, are arranged according to use - for dramatic impact or as background, for seasonal interest or temporary display. They are cross-referenced according to temperature needs.
A practical section gives advice on feeding and watering, ways of regulating light, temperature and humidity, dealing with pests and on step-by-step propagation.
More than 1,000 plants, selected for their attractiveness and usefulness, are arranged according to use - for dramatic impact or as background, for seasonal interest or temporary display. They are cross-referenced according to temperature needs.
A practical section gives advice on feeding and watering, ways of regulating light, temperature and humidity, dealing with pests and on step-by-step propagation.
Reviews / Votes
... lots of information for the aspiring conservatory gardener... would be well worth reading before you even start to build your conservatory Garden Answers ... will encourage the adventurous, lured by the enticing photographs, to roam far into the realms of exotic plants -- Fred Whitsey Daily TelegraphMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
380 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 253 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-1827-7 (9780711218277)
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Persons
Anne Swithinbank is one of Britain's best-known gardeners, broadcasters and garden writers. Trained at Kew and formerly Glasshouse Supervisor at the RHS Garden at Wisley, she has presented many popular gardening programmes, including the Channel 4 series Bloom, Gardens of the Caribbean and BBC Gardeners' World. She is a regular panellist on Gardeners' Question Time on Radio 4. A prolific gardening correspondent for a number of national magazines and newspapers, she has also written several books.
She lives in Devon.
She lives in Devon.