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The Gardener’s Palette
Creating Colour Harmony in the Garden
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From the world’s most respected gardening organization, a new, soon-to-be classic guide to successfully using color in the home garden.
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Fill Your Garden with Colour! Everyone wants colour in their garden, but each gardener's preferred palette is unique. How do you choose the right one for your garden, and how do you find the plants that will help you fulfil your vision?
The Gardener’s Palette, published in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society, shares an entirely new way for home gardeners to confidently incorporate colour at home.
Award-winning garden designer Jo Thompson offers 100 evocative and fresh palettes, pairs them with beautiful images of professionally designed gardens, and breaks them down with charts showing the exact plants used. Thompson also provides full growing specifications for every plant to allow home gardeners to successfully re-create these stunning gardens.
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The Gardener’s Palette by Jo Thompson is praised for its accessible approach to using colour in garden design. Reviewers highlight Thompson's knack for making colour theory approachable for gardeners, with Booklist noting her expert ability to help enthusiasts enjoy hues without needing advanced expertise. Publications like Gardens Illustrated and The Telegraph commend the book for inspiring creativity and encouraging readers to experiment with bold colour combinations. Overall, it is seen as both a delightful and insightful guide for those passionate about enhancing their gardens with artistic flair.
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ISBN: 9781604699593
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 July 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Timber Press
Illustration: 615 color photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 226.0mm
Height: 282.0mm
Weight: 1840g
Pages: 388
About the Author
Jo Thompson has been the recipient of four Gold and six Silver Gilt medals, as well as Best in Show at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. In 2017 she won the People's Choice award at the first RHS Chatsworth Flower Show. She is the Garden Advisor for RHS Rosemoor, an RHS Shows Judge, and a member of the RHS Gardens Committee, the Nominations & Governance Committee, and the RHS Show Gardens Selection Panel. Jo lectures both nationally and internationally and tutors at The London College of Garden Design. She is a Registered Member of the Society of Garden Designers.Since its foundation in 1804, the Royal Horticultural Society has been at the forefront of horticultural practice, research, and education in the UK, and today it reaches millions of people through its gardens, shows, community programs, publications, and membership. The RHS was founded with, and still retains, the principal purpose of encouraging and improving the science, art, and practice of horticulture in all its branches. Its founding members wanted to form a repository for all the knowledge which could be collected on the subject of horticulture, and to encourage others to work towards its further improvement, for the general improvement of the country. Now, the RHS is the UK's leading gardening charity, dedicated to helping people share a passion for plants, encouraging excellence in horticulture, and inspiring all those with an interest in gardening.
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