All of us must have ‘impossible’ places in our garden where it is either too dark, too dry or full of tree roots. Torsten Wallin, a landscape architect with 30 years experience, knows how to get round the difficulties and in this book he tells you wh ...
All of us must have ‘impossible’ places in our garden where it is either too dark, too dry or full of tree roots. Torsten Wallin, a landscape architect with 30 years experience, knows how to get round the difficulties and in this book he tells you what you need to know to succeed.
This book, Sun or shade, is a new and exciting concept that combines environmental thinking with beautiful gardens with a personal touch.
The various examples are described in detail so that even inexperienced garden-owners can create the garden of their wishes. Here too, owners of already established gardens can find different ways of renewing and improving ‘impossible’ places. There is also professional guidance on how to sketch a ‘function’ plan of your garden plot and how to choose material and plants for a sustainable environment.
The plants are not only described in terms of whether they tolerate sun or shade, but also in respect to how soil and climate conditions affect them. Every garden type is presented with a sketch plan, an illustrated section and a list of plants.
From the contents:
Designing your garden
Forest plots and shaded growing areas
Meadow in a birch forest
Garden under pine trees
Shaded garden beside wetland alder
Garden in a deciduous forest with poor soil
Clay soil
The garden-builder’s garden
Dry and sunny
The box-hedge garden
Garden on open rock
Sunny slope – the best flower bed
Garden at the sea side
Northern and mountain situation
A Lapland pleasure garden
A sea of flowers
Garden behind a fence
Practical advice
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