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'… packed with tips on keeping a plot colourful throughout the year.' --Country Living Magazine
'Val Bourne's book is a timely reminder that colour is the reason why many of us get excited about plants … beautifully shot, well captioned photographs … a super source of inspiration and advice, and a great book for those who want to extend the colour in their garden into new seasons.' --Gardens Illustrated Magazine
Also featured in Gardens Illustrated Magazine's '10 favourite books of 2011'
'a celebration of exuberant colour combinations in the garden … with each season containing three 'colour recipes' that really work at that time of year. Val Bourne knows her plants intimately, and her descriptions are vivid and enjoyable to read, thrown in with hard-working practical tips and asides.' --House and Garden Magazine
'A total treat' --The Independent
'This book provides all the impetus you could need to get sowing and planting. Bourne's colour palette ... is right up my street, and page after page of glorious photographs shows planting combinations I want to emulate.' --The Sunday Times
...a celebration of exuberant colour combinations in the garden...with each season containing three 'colour recipes' that really work at that time of year.
Val Bourne knows her plants intimately, and her descriptions are vivid and enjoyable to read, thrown in with hard-working practical tips and asides. --House and Garden Magazine
'Val Bourne's book is a timely reminder that colour is the reason why many of us get excited about plants … beautifully shot, well captioned photographs … a super source of inspiration and advice, and a great book for those who want to extend the colour in their garden into new seasons.' --Gardens Illustrated Magazine
Also featured in Gardens Illustrated Magazine's '10 favourite books of 2011'
'a celebration of exuberant colour combinations in the garden … with each season containing three 'colour recipes' that really work at that time of year. Val Bourne knows her plants intimately, and her descriptions are vivid and enjoyable to read, thrown in with hard-working practical tips and asides.' --House and Garden Magazine
'A total treat' --The Independent
'This book provides all the impetus you could need to get sowing and planting. Bourne's colour palette ... is right up my street, and page after page of glorious photographs shows planting combinations I want to emulate.' --The Sunday Times
...a celebration of exuberant colour combinations in the garden...with each season containing three 'colour recipes' that really work at that time of year.
Val Bourne knows her plants intimately, and her descriptions are vivid and enjoyable to read, thrown in with hard-working practical tips and asides. --House and Garden Magazine
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A sumptuously colourful garden has the extraordinary power to lift the spirits no matter the time of year. Yet many people struggle to create their own colour combinations that are suitable to site and soil, and which take their gardens through the seasons. This new book provides inspiration and practical advice for gardeners wishing to improve their plantings, both in appearance and in use. Val Bourne shows how varied and vibrant plantings can enhance the look of beds and borders, and how - with a little planning - they can be beautiful features for much longer than one season. Colour in the Garden is par ticularly useful for those with small gardens, where every inch of space must work hard for as long as possible. Written by a true plantswoman and experienced gardener, with an in-depth knowledge of plants and how they behave, as well as a strong and creative sense of colour, this guide will revolutionize the way we think about colour in our gardens and ensure that no gardener will ever feel at a loss again.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I adored Val Bourne's book. Gorgeous pictures and it gave me plenty of ideas of plants to use that I hadn't thought of before. The sort of book you can dip in and out of and never grow tired of. Would make a brilliant present for any keen gardener.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
COLOUR IN THE GARDEN - Val Bourne
What a very useful book! It is a visual delight - a true feast for the eyes - with gorgeous pictures, mostly close-ups showing in superb detail many of the plants recommended for specific times of the year, while the more panoramic views very cleverly illustrate the mood of the season under discussion in each chapter. Possibly even more important for the reader, however, is the certain knowledge that this book is the distilled wisdom of a very experienced and "hands-on" gardener who has used these plant combinations to excellent effect in her own garden.
Each chapter abounds with valuable tips: how to prune the different types of lavender; how, when and what to "Chelsea Chop"; reminders to renew penstemons regularly from cuttings; warnings concerning plants that seem to die out for no reason; reminding the reader that double flowers last so much longer than single ones; buying certain biennials concurrently in two years to ensure flowers every year; thoughtful planting to disguise foliage when it is dying off; warning the reader of the "take-over merchants" (Euphorbia cyparissias, Campanula glomerata, C. takesimana and C. punctata, etc). Indeed, the section on "Well-behaved and Floriferous Hardy Geraniums" should be read by every gardener, as certain geraniums are over-generous self-seeders or rampant, spreading thugs.
Mouth-watering descriptions of the colour combinations, and particularly of the textural combinations, suggested remind us that there is more to the art of plant placement than simply "rounds, spires and feathery" and "planting in odd numbers".
Last but not least, the numerous snippets in each chapter illustrating how certain genera have been hybridised, who introduced a plant and when, or where it grows in the wild when discussing its placement in the garden, provide gardeners (old hands and keen beginners alike) with a more complete knowledge of how best to display the plants we love so much.
What a very useful book! It is a visual delight - a true feast for the eyes - with gorgeous pictures, mostly close-ups showing in superb detail many of the plants recommended for specific times of the year, while the more panoramic views very cleverly illustrate the mood of the season under discussion in each chapter. Possibly even more important for the reader, however, is the certain knowledge that this book is the distilled wisdom of a very experienced and "hands-on" gardener who has used these plant combinations to excellent effect in her own garden.
Each chapter abounds with valuable tips: how to prune the different types of lavender; how, when and what to "Chelsea Chop"; reminders to renew penstemons regularly from cuttings; warnings concerning plants that seem to die out for no reason; reminding the reader that double flowers last so much longer than single ones; buying certain biennials concurrently in two years to ensure flowers every year; thoughtful planting to disguise foliage when it is dying off; warning the reader of the "take-over merchants" (Euphorbia cyparissias, Campanula glomerata, C. takesimana and C. punctata, etc). Indeed, the section on "Well-behaved and Floriferous Hardy Geraniums" should be read by every gardener, as certain geraniums are over-generous self-seeders or rampant, spreading thugs.
Mouth-watering descriptions of the colour combinations, and particularly of the textural combinations, suggested remind us that there is more to the art of plant placement than simply "rounds, spires and feathery" and "planting in odd numbers".
Last but not least, the numerous snippets in each chapter illustrating how certain genera have been hybridised, who introduced a plant and when, or where it grows in the wild when discussing its placement in the garden, provide gardeners (old hands and keen beginners alike) with a more complete knowledge of how best to display the plants we love so much.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully written and superbly illustrated book, and would recommend it to anyone seeking practical advice on planning and planting flower borders and beds. The author's enthusiasm and experience shine through on every page.
The advice on selecting cultivars and species, plus useful guidance on companion planting, obviously comes from a plantswoman who is writing from her own experience and, sometimes, mistakes. I have made notes on the plants Val particularly praises and will be hoping to use several of these in my borders later this year.
As I read 'Colour in the Garden' I sensed here was a voice which was well informed, opinionated and worth listening to, with an assured style reminiscent of the late Christopher Lloyd. Quite simply, one of the best books on gardening I have read and one to which I shall continue to refer for practical help.
The advice on selecting cultivars and species, plus useful guidance on companion planting, obviously comes from a plantswoman who is writing from her own experience and, sometimes, mistakes. I have made notes on the plants Val particularly praises and will be hoping to use several of these in my borders later this year.
As I read 'Colour in the Garden' I sensed here was a voice which was well informed, opinionated and worth listening to, with an assured style reminiscent of the late Christopher Lloyd. Quite simply, one of the best books on gardening I have read and one to which I shall continue to refer for practical help.
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It's very apparent, reading through Colour in the Garden, that Val Bourne thoroughly knows her subject and she passes on to readers page after page of a... Read more
It's very apparent, reading through Colour in the Garden, that Val Bourne thoroughly knows her subject and she passes on to readers page after page of a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Seamus O'Brien
Colour in the Garden by Val Bourne
This is a beautiful must have book. Inspirational combinations of plants beautifully photgraphed and narrated by Val. Full of ideas and ideal winter reading.
Published 4 months ago by Debroah Willaims
maybe I can do this!
I am no gardener!! I was given this book and I think it is actually going to encourage me to try and be creative and adventurous in my garden after years of being afraid of doing... Read more
Published 4 months ago by a.white
Trusted and useful advice
As usual, Val Bourne has written a thoughtful, well researched and useful book.
As an enthusiastic gardener I value advice that has been discovered through constant... Read more
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Published 4 months ago by michal imno
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