The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Trees
The Art and Science to grow with confidence
- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
This inspirational book from Kew Gardens' tree expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these essential garden mainstays. With authoritative advice from Kew tree expert Tony Kirkham and the Kew Gardens team, this is the ultimate companion to growing and planting trees. In addition, there are twelve tree-related projects to inspire every green-fingered gardener. There is a place in every garden for a tree, but before buying it is important to think about why and what you are planting and where. Do you want to plant for privacy, as a single ornamental specimen for seasonal interest or to attract wildlife? Such key considerations are discussed by the Tony Kirkham, Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He also explains the practicalities of growing a tree as well as describing and illustrating a wide range of trees in detail, for every size of garden. The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Trees is part of the Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing series, a collection of books from Kew's top experts filled with tips, projects and handy advice on a range of gardening issues. Other titles include Growing Herbs, Growing House Plants, Growing Vegetables, Growing Orchids and Growing Fruit.
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PROJECT 1
DECIDUOUS BROADLEAF
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WHERE TO GROW
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction to Growing Trees
- Plants
- Project 1: Making a Collage of Autumnal Leaves in a Picture Frame
- Project 2: Growing a Tree from a Seed
- Project 3: Creating a Multi-Stemmed Birch
- Project 4: Building an Ecological Log Stack
- Project 5: Five Hardworking Trees for Any Small Garden
- Project 6: Grow Your Own Christmas Tree
- Project 7: Planting a Tree in a Pot for a Balcony
- Project 8: Making a Bee Hotel
- Project 9: Establishing Mistletoe in a Garden Tree
- Project 10: Creating a Standard Topiary Ball
- Project 11: Measuring a Tree’S Height and Ageing It
- Project 12: Researching and Finding an Old Veteran Tree
- Troubleshooting
- What to Do When
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Copyright