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Book

The urban gardener

Call Number

  • 635.091732 J283 (CEN)

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Publication Information

London : Mitchell Beazley, 2014.

Physical Description

224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Summary

Garden designer, lecturer and broadcaster Matt James explores how to design an urban outdoor space, no matter the size or location - from balconies and roof terraces to courtyards, basement areas and front gardens, factoring in areas for relaxation, play and growing your own produce. There are 16 step-by-step projects including creating a 'living' green wall, planting under mature trees and making a gravel garden and 13 case studies showing great design in action, with examples from Tom Stuart-Smith, Charlotte Rowe and Christopher Bradley-Hole. Award-winning photographer Marianne Majerus provides the visual inspiration.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Gardening On The Ledge
  • What Does The Urban Garden Look like?
  • Spaces and Places
  • Planting The Urban Garden
  • Container Gardening
  • Managing The Urban Garden.

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