Description

The essential guide to growing trees.

From the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and with authoritative advice from Kew tree expert Tony Kirkham, this is the ultimate companion to growing and planting trees. With 12 easy and inspiring projects and beautiful botanical illustrations, this is part of the best-selling series of Kew Gardener's Guides, now available in paperback.

There is a place in every garden for a tree, but before buying it is important to think about why and what you are planting and where. Do you want to plant for privacy, as a single ornamental specimen for seasonal interest or to attract wildlife?

Such key considerations are discussed by Tony Kirkham, Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He also explains the practicalities of growing a tree as well as describing and illustrating a wide range of trees in detail, for every size of garden.

This inspirational book from Kew Gardens' tree expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these essential garden mainstays.

This book is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew offer up advice and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of gardening topics. Other titles available: Growing Herbs, Growing House Plants, Growing Bulbs, Growing Fruit, Growing Orchids, Growing Vegetables, Growing Roses, Growing Cacti and Succulents, Growing Perennials, Growing Shrubs, Growing Alpines.