The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Shrubs

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The new Kew guide to planting and cultivating shrubs features 12 easy and inspiring projects as well as detailed information on 50 of the most important specimens to grow, all accompanied by Kew's beautiful botanical illustrations.

Shrubs are the perfect plant - they are low-maintenance, there is a variety for nearly every need and they are widely available.

This guide is a perfect mix of practical and giftable gardening reference for the entry level enthusiast who wants to find out more about shrubs and wants to grow them successfully.

Combining the authority and expertise of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with beautiful artworks and practical advice, this is a giftable hardback for enthusiasts and beginners. Packed with information and inspiration, it covers a range of plants as well as vital information on soil, light and maintenance. Every plant’s needs are revealed so readers can succeed with 50 specimens and 12 easy to follow projects.

Über den Autor

Valerie Boujard is a supervisor in the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Previously she worked there in the children's garden and then the Mediterranean Garden. Born in France, she trained at Capel Manor College, London, and started her own design, construction and garden maintenance company in 2012. She worked for seven years for private clients in London before joining the staff at Kew, where she has been responsible for the care of many different types of shrubs.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has cultivated plants for more than 250 years. Today, Kew’s horticulturists grow over 19,000 species of plants in the gardens – the most diverse collection in the world.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION TO GROWING SHRUBS

PLANTS
Abelia
Japanese laurel
Barberry
Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine'

PROJECT 1: REJUVENATING A BUTTERFLY BUSH
Butterfly bush
Common box
Beauty berry
Japanese camellia

PROJECT 2: BUILDING A BUTTERFLY HOUSE
Californian lilac ‘Puget Blue’
Japanese quince ‘Pink Lady’
Mexican orange blossom
Cretan rock rose
Looking-glass plant ‘Pacific Dawn’
Dogwood ‘Midwinter Fire'

PROJECT 3: CREATING A DECORATIVE EDGEWITH DOGWOOD STEMS
Cobnut
Smoke bush ‘Royal Purple’
Cotoneaster
Winter daphne
Beautiful deutzia
Paperbush

PROJECT 4: MAKING ORGANIC NETTLE-TEA FERTILIZER
Oleaster ‘Quicksilver’
Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’
Spindle ‘Red Cascade’
Evergreen bittersweet ‘Emerald Gaiety’
Spindle ‘Bravo’
Pearl bush ‘The Bride

PROJECT 5: CREATING A JUNGLE GARDEN
Japanese aralia
Forsythia
Fuchsia ‘Genii’
New Zealand broadleaf
Witch hazel ‘Pallida’
Curry plant
Smooth hydrangea
Big-leaf hydrangea

PROJECT 6: DRYING HYDRANGEA BLOOMS FOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
Paniculate hydrangea
Rose of Sharon
Japanese holly
Double-flowered Japanese rose

PROJECT 7: DRIED LAVENDER FLOWER BAG
English lavender
Tea tree
Garden privet
Wilson’s honeysuckle
Loropetalum
Star magnolia

PROJECT 8: GROWING A SHRUB IN A CONTAINTER
Oregon grape
Tree mallow ‘Rosea’
Great honey flower
Common myrtle
Heavenly bamboo
Burkwood osmanthus

PROJECT 9: PLANTING A POT-GROWN SHRUB IN THE GROUND
Mock orange ‘Belle Étoile
Christmas berry ‘Red Robin’
Pieris ‘Forest Flame’
Tawhiwhi
Firethorn Saphyr Orange
Rhododendron ‘Cunningham’s White'

PROJECT 10: MAKING ROSEMARY AND LAVENDER SOAP
Flowering currant
Rosemary
Russian sage ‘Blue Spire’
Elder

PROJECT 11: HOME-MADE ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL
Cotton lavender
Sweet box
Japanese skimmia
Japanese spiraea
Common lilac
Rakai hebe

PROJECT 12: PLANTING A HEDGE
Laurustinus
Weigela

Troubleshooting
What to do when
Index
Acknowledgments

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Garten & Natur
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Kew Experts
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780711282414
ISBN-10:	0711282412
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Boujard, Valerie
Hersteller:	Quarto Publishing PLC Kew Experts
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	214 x 164 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Kew Royal Botanic Gardens (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.09.2023
Gewicht:	0,448 kg