George Carter

Combining inspiration with practicality, Perfect Pots for Small Spaces offers 20 exciting projects, each simple enough to complete in a weekend.Containers come in all sorts of materials, sizes and shapes, and can be used to enhance any outdoor space, from a small terrace to a large garden. In this highly informative and superbly illustrated book, award-winning gardener George Carter explains how to make the most of them. Divided into four sections on terra cotta, masonry, metal and wood it has step-by-step instructions and ideas for seasonal planting plans that make container gardening accessible to all. Among the imaginative projects are painted pots, a wirework hanging basket, a rustic window box, a trough with trellis screen, a wooden obelisk and a painted galvanised washtub. The projects are complemented by a plant directory, information on care and maintenance of containers and plants and an extensive list of resources.

Soluciones sencillas e imaginativas para cada una de las cinco grandes claves del diseño de jardines: la división de la parcela en zonas; la mejora del jardín para conferir la vida a los límites; el aprovechamiento de la luz y las sombras; la combinación de diferentes superficies en el suelo y la introducción de elementos escénicos para que el jardín cuente con un diseño espectacular y exclusivo.