Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden Series 3 Books Set (Growing Roses, Pruning and Training, Perennial Garden Plants)

How to Garden: Growing Roses

The rose is the nation's favourite flower and never goes out of fashion. In this definitive guide, Alan Titchmarsh shows how to grow and care for roses in your garden. He covers all the essential techniques and provides inspirational ideas for training and planting schemes that will ensure healthy plants and stunning displays year on year.

• A-Z directory of Alan's recommended roses
• Essential techniques for pruning and support
• How to combine roses with other plants
• Suggested roses for all garden situations, including shady and exposed sites
• Comprehensive guide to understanding rose types

How to Garden: Pruning and Training

Deals with the basic skills that every gardener needs to know and understand. Think about what you're trying to achieve, whether it be formative shaping of the plant, maintenance, renewal or rejuvenation. Look at the best tools available for the job and the different techniques to use.

Includes:

• guidance on selecting and using tools and equipment
• comprehensive instructions on pruning plants, including roses, shrubs and hedges
• tips on how to increase cropping and flowering
• advice on training for shape and support

Alan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime of expertise in these definitive guides for beginners and experienced gardeners. Step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the basic gardening skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing everything you need to create and maintain your dream garden.

How to Garden: Pruning and Training

Herbaceous perennials flower each year, dying down in the winter and springing back to life the following spring. They are central features in the landscape of a garden as they appear year-after-year and must be regarded as constant features. This book gives the expert view on the vast array of flowers available.

Includes:

• creative garden ideas and border planting plans
• practical advice on care, maintenance and propagation
• illustrated A-Z profiles of recommended plants
• recommended plants for specific purposes, conditions and effects
• step-by-step illustrations showing essential techniques

Alan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime of expertise in these definitive guides for beginners and experienced gardeners. Step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the basic gardening skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing everything you need to create beautiful flower borders in your garden.