New Small Garden: Contemporary principles, planting and practice

Review 'Packed with enticing photographs and case studies.... worth the investment even if you simply enjoy the photographs by Maayke de Ridder. They make the book glow' (The Garden) "An excellent hardback packed with useful ideas" (Garden Answers) "a book you’ll refer to time and time again" (Alan Titchmarsh Waitrose Weekend) "A recommended read for any small garden owner" (Gardens Illustrated) Product Description Small gardens are a challenge to design and to keep looking good but now help is on hand! This practical guide seeks to inspire and inform gardeners to make the most of their small spaces. Featuring more than 50 contemporary and inspirational gardens, the handbook examines both how their designers created them and how their owners use and develop them. This serious review of the perennial subject explains the theory and practice of planting a small garden, as well as design tricks, storage solutions and vertical planting to help small garden owners maximise their small spaces. With advice for embracing sustainability, the use of recycled materials and the scope for bio-diversity, this is the go-to guide to ensure you are getting the most from your small garden. Stunningly illustrated with photos by Dutch garden photographer and former fashion stylist Maayke de Ridder, this is a must for anyone looking to be creative with their small garden. From the Back Cover ?Small gardens are a challenge to design and to keep looking good. This title aims to inspire and inform gardeners to make the most of their small spaces by looking at more than 50 contemporary and inspirational gardens, at how their designers have created them and how their owners use and develop them. In this serious review of the perennial subject, Noel explains the theory and practice of planting a small garden, he advocates on the use of containers, revitalises growing your own, and explains design tricks, storage solutions and vertical planting to help small garden owners maximise their small spaces. And lack of space should not limit ambition for embracing sustainability, the use of recycled materials and the scope for bio-diversity as well as providing habitats for wildlife. All the gardens featured have been photographed in the last two years. Special photography is by Dutch garden photographer and former fashion stylist Maayke de Ridder whose design rigour perfectly complements the author's gardening expertise. About the Author Photographer Maayke de Ridder is a former fashion stylist with a strong sense of design and photographer several books in her native Holland. Garden writer and researcher, lecturer and teacher, and designer of plantings for gardens and publics spaces, Noel Kingsbury is chiefly known for promoting naturalistic and sustainable planting design and for his co-authorship with Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf. An inveterate traveller, he has over twenty years' experience researching, and lecturing to a worldwide community of gardeners, designers and plant enthusiasts. To find out more about Noel Kingsbury click here