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The Impatient Gardener

by Gay Search
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Quick fixes for the modern, impatient green thumb.

If you love the idea of a lush garden but don't have the patience for plants that take ages to grow, "The Impatient Gardener" is your horticultural ally. This book is all about instant gratification, packed with tips for rapid transformations that will turn even a concrete slab into a verdant retreat faster than you might think possible. It's ideal for the busy individual craving a beautiful outdoor space without the long wait.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781903845486
Authors: Gay Search
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Date of Publication: 2002-03-08
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Crafts & Hobbies, Personal Development, Home & Garden
Related Topics: How To, Gardening, Home Improvement, Productivity, Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 1 readers)

Description

In an age of instant gratification, convenience living and superficial makeovers, people don't have time to garden - let alone wait while their garden matures. This book understand all this and so offers numerous solutions to satisfy our desire for an instant transformation. Choose from the fastest growing plants or the flowers with the most colour and impact, create an instant potted jungle on your balcony, transform your drab yard with modern containers and vivid paint effects, build a romantic rustic arbour, liven up tired concrete slabs with colourful stencilling, divide your lawn with an exotic bamboo screen - these are just a few of the the book's ideas that should quickly and easily help transform an uninspiring, new or neglected garden.
 

Quick fixes for the modern, impatient green thumb.

If you love the idea of a lush garden but don't have the patience for plants that take ages to grow, "The Impatient Gardener" is your horticultural ally. This book is all about instant gratification, packed with tips for rapid transformations that will turn even a concrete slab into a verdant retreat faster than you might think possible. It's ideal for the busy individual craving a beautiful outdoor space without the long wait.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.