Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates

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No image of the Mediterranean is complete without flowering climbers covering the walls, brilliant oleanders lining the roads and colourful shrubs in gardens. However, such plants can now be enjoyed far beyond the Mediterranean. With sections on both general care and specific plants, Garden Plants for the Mediterranean Climates will help you choose and grow the most attractive and colourful plants associated with the region, and to create a beautiful garden suited to your needs. An introduction to the Mediterranean climate and points to consider when planning a garden. Advice on watering and soil care. Hallmarks of a Mediterranean garden including palms, pots and containers, climbing plants and pergolas, as well as ideas on which plant to use where. An A-Z of over 1,000 plants supported by 500 colour photographs. Foreword by Hugh Johnson"Graham Payne has set out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners clearly and comprehensively. Here is the vast range of plants to consider growing, what they offer and what they demand. This is an eminently practical book." Hugh Johnson AUTHOR: From his early childhood Graham Payne had a great passion for gardening. After training in horticulture, Graham followed a career as a gardener. He became Head Gardener of Jesus College, Cambridge where he oversaw 27 acres of intensively managed gardens as well as 50 other properties. He has now retired to Australia. 500 colour photos

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"Graham Payne has set out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners clearly and comprehensively. Here is the vast range of plants to consider growing, what they offer and what they demand. This is an eminently practical book." Hugh Johnson

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After training in horticulture, Graham Payne followed a career as a gardener. He became Head Gardener of Downing College in Cambridge and then Head Gardener of Jesus College where he oversaw some twenty-seven acres of intensively managed gardens and sports grounds, as well as fifty other properties. He has now retired to southern Europe.