Pots

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Bloom Gardener's Guide: Fill your containers with plants, tend to their needs, watch them flourish

By Harriet Rycroft

Series: Bloom

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Summary

Pots by Harriet Rycroft is a beautiful, comprehensive handbook for growing plants in containers throughout the year. It offers expert guidance on planning, preparing, and planting containers to create striking displays regardless of space size. The book includes a plant directory, winning combinations of flowers, foliage, and bulbs, plus practical advice for maintaining your container garden season after season. Ideal for courtyards, balconies, patios, or even window boxes, this guide transforms your space into a vibrant, wildlife-friendly haven. Part of the acclaimed Bloom Gardeners Guide series, it merges expert knowledge with inspiring ideas for versatile and rewarding container gardening.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is perfect for gardeners of all levels interested in container planting, especially those with limited space like balconies or patios. It will also appeal to anyone seeking creative, year-round gardening solutions that combine beauty with practicality.

Pots is the perfect guide to help you fill your containers with plants, tend to their needs and watch them flourish every season.

Description

A beautiful and comprehensive handbook covering everything you need to know to grow plants in pots all year round, no matter how small or large your space.

Pots includes top tips on how to plan and prepare your containers, a directory of plants to dip into, and pro advice on achieving year-round interest and structure. The guide also includes winning combinations of flowers, foliage, and bulbs, along with plenty of information on caring for your display so it lasts from season to season.

Gardening in containers is versatile, exciting, and rewarding for both you and the wildlife. Whether your plot is a courtyard, balcony, patio, or simply a window box, Pots can inspire you to transform it with vibrant planting.

This title is from the Bloom Gardeners Guide series, complete and comprehensive gardening handbooks. Bloom is an award-winning independent print magazine for gardeners, plant admirers, nature lovers, and outdoor adventurers, and winner of the Garden Publication of the Year at the Garden Media Awards 2021.

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Michael Perry praises Harriet as a leader in container gardening, describing her creations as "works of art" that blend colour, texture, and stature sensitively. Garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair emphasises her expert skill, calling her a "tycoon of tubs" and valuing her book as a chance to learn from a maestro. Sarah Venn succinctly calls Harriet the "queen of ornamental container gardening." Their endorsements highlight the book's valuable advice and artistic approach to container planting.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711272484

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Frances Lincoln

Illustration: 180 colour photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

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Harriet Rycroft Home & Garden Non-Fiction Plants Series: Bloom

About the Author

Harriet Rycroft is a gardener and writer and teacher of container gardening. She is currently working at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, having previously been in sole charge of the Whichford Pottery garden for more than ten years, planning, creating and maintaining large displays of planted pots all year round, including spectacular displays at Chelsea Flower Show.

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