From us to You
Lucy Summers runs a successful landscaping partnership which has clients all over the world. Her experience has been distilled into the Greenfingers Guides, a series of 4 books covering everything from fruit and veg through to perennials and climbers. Each book is designed to provide a simple, accessible approach to gardening, so that even the most inexperienced gardener can find the inspiration they need to make their garden look gorgeous. As a small thank you to some of most loyal customers, we shall be giving away signed sets of the series.
For those of you who want to find out more about the books, click on the Amazon links below. Otherwise, look out for Lucy’s comments on many of the plants in our range. And watch out for a new series of ‘how to’ videos that Lucy is developing for us for this autumn.
Greenfingers Guides: Border Flowers
Whether they be perennials, annuals, biennials or shrubs, border plants are an inexpensive and almost foolproof way of adding instant colour to your garden.
With easy-to-follow information, this book allows you to tell at a glance which border plants to choose that best suit both you and your garden situation. Profiles for each plant contain useful, practical cultivation advice that will encourage gardeners to grow with ever-greater enjoyment, creativity and confidence.
Comprehensive, richly illustrated and written with the gardening novice or occasional gardener in mind, this is the perfect handbook for anyone looking to start growing border plants as well as offering a useful reference for more experienced gardeners.
Greenfingers Guides: Drought-tolerant Plants
Water shortages can present problems to any gardener, no matter how experienced they are, however planting drought-resistant varieties allows even novices to achieve fantastic results with little effort and minimal watering.
With easy-to-follow information, this book allows you to tell at a glance which drought resistant plants most suit your garden environment and how best to care for them. Profiles for each plant contain useful, practical cultivation advice with all the details gardeners need.
Comprehensive and richly illustrated this is the perfect handbook given our modern climate, and fills a gap in the market.
Greenfingers Guides: Climbers and Wall Shrubs
CLIMBERS AND WALLSHRUBS is in the launch series of GREENFINGERS GUIDES by garden designer Lucy Summers (along with DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS and FRUIT AND VEGETABLES). Accessible and affordable, they will be a major new brand in gardening publishing.
Climbing plants look and smell glorious, are easy to grow, and for those city-dwellers who don't have much space of their own, are a great way of maximising the vertical potential of their garden.With easy-to-follow information, this book allows you to tell at a glance which climber best suits both you and your garden situation. Profiles for each plant contain useful, practical cultivation advice that will encourage gardeners to grow with ever-greater enjoyment, creativity and confidence.
Comprehensive, richly illustrated and written with the gardening novice or occasional gardener in mind, this is the perfect handbook for anyone looking to start growing climbing plants as well as offering a useful reference for more experienced gardeners.
Greenfingers Guides: Fruit and Vegetables
Cheap, ethical and organic, the idea of growing your own fruit and vegetables is becoming increasingly popular. However it isn't always easy to know which plants will thrive in your garden, or how best to look after them.
With easy-to-follow information, this book allows you to tell at a glance which fruit and vegetables would be most suited to you and your garden situation. Profiles for each plant contain useful, practical cultivation advice that will encourage gardeners to grow with ever-greater enjoyment, creativity and confidence.
Comprehensive, richly illustrated and written with the gardening novice or occasional gardener in mind, this is the perfect handbook for anyone looking to start growing their own fruit and vegetables as well as offering a useful reference for more experienced gardeners.
