Planting Your Own Garden

From

the whole garden to beds and borders

Modeste Herwig

Impressive example gardens, both small and medium sized

Ten gardens by renowned designers

Everything about planting and maintenance

Border plants, bushes and trees bring your garden to life. With the best garden plants and the prettiest combinations, you will experience the seasons at their fullest and enjoy a beautifully planted garden all year long. With this book you can get started by making a planting schedule for your own garden: for a completely new garden or to liven up your existing garden.

In the first chapter, we look at the style and function of plants in your garden. The second chapter you dive into ten impressive small and medium gardens by Dutch garden designers. You will also be shown eight inspiring borders. In chapter three you learn how to make a planting schedule, step by step. You are also given clear information concerning the layout of your plants. Included in chapter four is a selection of strong and beautiful garden plants for you to pick from. They are sorted by blooming time and colour. Here you will find trees, bushes and hedges, but also many species that grow into rich and dense flower borders. Finally, the last chapter provides information about planting and maintaining garden beds and borders.

Modeste Herwig is a famous garden writer, garden photographer and planting expert. She has given workshops for over 20 years about planting schedules. Drawing from these years of experience, she wrote this inspiring book, full of tips and advice for every garden enthusiast.

190 x 250 mm | 160 pages | 30,300 words full colour illustrations | hardback all rights available