Christopher David Brickell Books

Introduction -- Ornamental trees -- Tree fruits -- Ornamental shrubs -- Soft fruits -- Climbing plants -- Roses.

This is a practical guide to planning, developing and nurturing a garden, from the experts at the RHS. It is also an expert guide to growing your dream garden. Choose the plants you want for your garden, without knowing their botanical names, with over 8,000 easy-to-find entries and thousands of photographs you'll have all the guidance you need. Draw on authoritative, expert advice from Britain's leading horticulturists on cultivation and beating pests and diseases. Plus, create outstanding displays with a special section on how to use colour and in-depth features on the most popular plants such as lilies and hostas. This title is a must-have for any gardener. '...you can't do without it. As a reference book it is unsurpassed' - "Guardian".

A practical guide to planning, developing and nurturing a garden, from the experts at the RHS A new edition of this expert guide to growing your dream garden. Choose the plants you want for your garden, without knowing their botanical names. With over 8,000 easy-to-find entries and thousands of photographs you'll have all the guidance you need. Draw on authoritative, expert advice from Britain's leading horticulturists on cultivation and beating pests and diseases. Plus create outstanding displays, with a special section on how to use colour and in-depth features on the most popular plants such as lilies and hostas. A must-have for any gardener.

The definitive practical guide to gardening, from the experts at the RHS"It burgeons with helpfulness" Country Life "Tells you everything you need to know" The GuardianFrom gardening techniques, planning and maintenance to growing plants, fruits or vegetables, create a thriving garden by following unrivalled advice. This new edition is fully updated to include new styles, plants and the latest developments in horticulture, including organic gardening and the effects of global warming.Whatever your level of skill in the great outdoors, expert tips and guidance from editor Christopher Brickell and his team of specialist contributors will help you create and keep your perfect garden all year round.

The 15,000 plants featured in this encyclopedia have been selected by a team of over 70 consultants. They tried to include exciting new introductions as well as tried and tested favourites, and unusual cultivars and specimens

The essential guide to ornamental garden plants. *Detailed profiles of some 15,000 garden plants , prepared by a panel of leading gardening experts. *Edited by Christopher Brickell and H. Marc Cathey, international authorities on plants of the world. *From the new and exotic to heirlooms and garden favorites there are plants suited to garden of all kinds. *Over 6,000 superb photographs illustrate the diverse forms and colors of a spectacular array of plants. "Staggeringly comprehensive, easy to use, and full of photographs that have been meticulously checked." -- Anna Pavord

An extra eight-page section highlights 200 individual plants selected by the RHS to carry their Award of Garden Merit and marked with a symbol throughout the text.

This revised and updated encyclopedia provides expert RHS advice on various gardening techniques, incorporating new plants, styles, and horticultural developments. The first part, "Creating the Garden," serves as a comprehensive guide to garden planning and plant care, covering topics like pruning and propagation. It begins with design planning, offering practical ideas to help you create an ideal garden suited to your site and lifestyle. Subsequent chapters delve into major plant groups and garden areas, including ornamental trees, perennials, water gardening, and fruit gardens. Each chapter thoroughly addresses soil preparation, planting, effective garden features, and routine plant care. The second part, "Maintaining the Garden," assists in selecting garden equipment and materials, providing practical guidance for building frameworks for plants within their environments. Annotated diagrams and photographs simplify tasks, from greenhouse selection to laying paving, erecting fencing, or constructing a pergola. It covers tools, equipment, and materials needed for various projects. Additionally, separate chapters explore how climate and soil interact to influence your garden, offering advice on soil improvement, frost protection, water conservation, and organic practices.

Assists the gardener in choosing and planning a site for successful vegetable growing, providing information on such topics as the cultivation of soil, control of pests and diseases, crop rotation, and weed control

Offers the information gardeners need to maintain attractive, well-pruned, and trained trees, shrubs, climbers, roses, and fruit. Includes a map of hardiness zones. Lots of detail