Main entry:

Wallington, Jack 1981- author.

Title & Author:

Wild about weeds : garden design with rebel plants / Jack Wallington

Publication:

London : Laurence King Publishing, 2019
©2019

Description:

176 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page171) and index.
Includes index.
Designing with rebel plants -- A brief history of garden weeds -- Ascension : when rebels become good -- Most unwanted : weeds to avoid -- part 1. Bringing weeds into your garden: Weed hunting ; Collecting and storing seeds ; Moving and dividing weeds ; Managing rebel plants ; Nature's design and plant communities -- part 2. Weeds for every situation: Weeds for colorful, sunny gardens ; Weeds for dry and poor soils ; Weeds for meadows ; Weeds for shady gardens ; Weeds for rich, damp soils ; Weeds for containers, pots, and window boxes ; Weeds for ground cover ; Weeds for steps and walls ; Weeds for big spaces.

Summary:

"Not all weeds are ugly uncontrollable brutes. Yes, they can be difficult and intimidating, but by learning how to grow weeds in unexpected ways you will become a better gardener with a more interesting garden. This book profiles over 50 weeds and shows you surprising ways to grow them, no matter what your garden type: from borders to boxes, sunny to shady, poor soil to rich, tropical to formal, Japanese-style to prairies. With interviews, tips and advice from celebrated gardeners, learn how to let weeds flourish without taking control. Wild about Weeds is the must-have guide for modern gardeners that explains how to tame and nurture the most challenging of plants."

ISBN:

1786275309
9781786275301
9781786275561 (hardcover)
1786275562 (hardcover)

Subject:

Weeds Identification.
Wild flowers Identification.
Gardens Design.
Gardening.
Fleurs sauvages Identification.
Jardins Architecture.
Jardinage.
landscape gardening.
gardening.
GARDENING / Garden Design.
GARDENING / Flowers / Wildflowers.
NATURE / Plants / Flowers.
Field guides.
Weeds Control.
Wild flowers
Weeds.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307188
Call No.: BIB 252681
Status: Available