Secrets from the Flower Farm

Name: Secrets from the Flower Farm
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781760763770
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Growing abundant flowers in unpredictable conditions

By Christine McCabe and Rebecca Starling Pty Ltd and Rebecca Starling

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Brief Description

What is the secret to growing abundant cut flowers even in unpredictable conditions? This complete guide to the seed-to-vase journey shows readers how to grow flowers with incredible fragrance, discover gorgeous varieties, embrace sustainability, and enjoy the magic of homegrown flowers. Flower farmer Rebecca Starling shares... Read More

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Description

Flower farmer Rebecca Starling shares her secrets to successfully growing cut flowers for your home. Whether your growing space is large or small, it's remarkably easy to be surrounded by colour for many months of the year. Readers will learn more about:

Unusual, heirloom and new plant choices.
Trending plants and flower fashion.
Cold-hardy, heat-tolerant, and drought-resistant plants.
Soil blocking and successful growing from seed.
Drying your own flowers.
The importance of daylength.
Low maintenance plants for busy people.
Hero flowers for every season.
Recipes for stunning arrangements.

Secrets from the Flower Farm examines innovative ways of growing and shares clever plant choices so you can cut armfuls of flowers for months on end.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760763770

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 October 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Illustration: 243 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Photographs by Christopher Morrison

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 1290g

Pages: 240

Collections

Arts & Culture Christine McCabe Home & Garden Non-Fiction Penguin Books Rebecca Starling Rebecca Starling Pty Ltd

About the Author

Rebecca Starling is an English trained farmer-florist who studied at the Royal Horticultural Society in London, the New York Botanic Gardens, the Master Gardener program and the London Flower School. She has grown flowers in places with wildly different climatic conditions, from a thatched Cambridgeshire cottage to the mountains of Switzerland, from the humid summers and cold winters of Connecticut to her current home on a flower farm on the coast of South Australia.

Christine McCabe is an expert gardener and a senior contributing editor for The Weekend Australian's Travel + Luxury supplement. She is the author of Adelaide Hills Gardens (Thames & Hudson Australia).