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Brilliant and Wild

A Garden from Scratch in a Year
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Brilliant and Wild by Lucy Bellamy guides readers through the process of transforming an empty outdoor space into a flourishing, wildlife-friendly garden within a year. The book offers step-by-step instructions focusing on easy-to-grow perennial plants that improve in beauty annually. It features detailed advice on creating a low-maintenance garden that thrives quickly, complemented by inspiring photographs documenting the author's own garden development.
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This is an ideal book for beginner gardeners and anyone with limited gardening experience seeking to create a beautiful, wildlife-friendly garden quickly and on a modest budget.

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Shows inexperienced gardeners how create a blooming, bee-filled outdoor space, from scratch, in the space of a single year

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From back-of-an-envelope list to flower-filled paradise – Brilliant and Wild: A Garden from Scratch in a Year gives even the most inexperienced gardener the chance to create a beautiful and wildlife-friendly outdoor space – from nothing – in just twelve months.

This highly practical book shows how satisfying and surprisingly simple growing a garden from scratch can be, by:

Providing clear step-by-step instructions for making a low-maintenance garden that will flourish within months and be fully established within a year.

Focusing on perennial plants that are easy to grow, loved by wildlife, and look more beautiful every year.

Illustrating the text with photographs showing the author making her new perennial garden in just one year.

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Praised as "beautiful" by The Lady and commended for its practical approach for beginners by Daily Mail, this book inspires novice gardeners to get started with confidence. The Garden highlights its usefulness for designing small, empty gardens, while Alan Titchmarsh in Waitrose Weekend appreciates the detailed plant information and supporting photos. It's also recommended as an encouraging and easy-to-follow manual by The Irish Garden and Garden Heaven.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910258637

Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pimpernel Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • Photographs by Jason Ingram
  • Photographs by Jason Ingram

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 187.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

A former primary school teacher, Lucy Bellamy trained in horticulture at Chelsea Physic Garden and with the Royal Horticultural Society and has worked as a garden designer. She is now the editor of Gardens Illustated. She lives in Bristol. Jason Ingram†is a celebrated photographer of gardens, plants, food and people. He also works with top international garden designer Dan Pearson on private projects. Jason won the Garden Media Guild Photographer of the Year Award in 2013 and 2014 and was Features Photographer of the Year in 2016. He lives in Bristol.

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