A woodland area enhances any garden and offers an opportunity to grow some of the most desirable garden plants. Many gardeners fear their property is too small or lacks suitable soil for woodland plants, but Karan Junker debunks this myth and describes how gardens everywhere may grow a diverse range of plants for the upper canopy, middle layer, and woodland floor.

Drawing on her own experience running a thriving woodland nursery, Junker provides seasoned advice on the unique challenges of woodland gardening, including managing light levels, choosing the right plant for the right place, and achieving the well-balanced soil structure that is often key to growing a variety of woodland plants. Deatiled guidance covers an array of woodland features, such as raised beds, rock gardens, hedgerows, and plantings around single trees. The cultivation of multilayered plantings is vital to woodland gardening; extensive planting suggestions will endow gardeners at all levels of experience with the confidance to experiment. At the heart of the book is a comprehensive plant directory showcasing a wide spectrum of garden-worthy plants, including cultivars with particularly vauable garden features that also retain a native woodland character. Inventive ideas will inspire gardeners everywhere to make space for woodland plants for year-round pleasure.

A comprehensive plant directory with over 2000 woodland plants, including the newest introductions.

Woodland plants add magic to any garden, with lush carpets of color, foliage at the middle level, and majestic height. Contrary to myth, large spaces and special soil are not required. Drawing on her own experience running a thriving woodland nursery, the author provides seasoned advice on the unique challenges of woodland gardening, including managing light levels, choosing the right plant for the right place, and achieving the well-balanced soil structure that is often key to growing a variety of woodland plants. Extensive planting suggestions will endow gardeners at all levels of experience with the confidence to experiment, and the extensive plant directory will inspire all gardeners to bring woodland plants into the garden for year-round pleasure.

Woodland plants add magic to any garden with lush carpets of color, foliage at the middle level, and majestic height. Contrary to myth, large spaces and special soil are not required. This comprehensive guide covers the essentials, and the extensive plant directory will inspire all gardeners to bring woodland plants into the garden for year-round pleasure.

Karan Junker has been growing and propagating woodland plants for more than twenty years. With her husband, she owns and runs Junker's Nursery in Somerset, England, specializing in lesser-known trees and shrubs, many of which adapt well to woodland cultivation. Her articles have appeared in Gardens Illustrated and The Garden, among other leading magazines and newspapers.

Publisher: Timber Press
Distributor: Barnes and Noble
Publication Date: 03-15-2007
Pages: 384
Measurements: 10.68in X 7.68in X 1.22in X 3.0lb