Water is usually a gardener's friend, bringing lush plant growth and the sensory delights of fountains, streams, and ponds. But even gardeners can have too much of a good thing, and excess water can be hostile to plant life. Fortunately, John Simmons comes to the rescue with the definitive guide to managing a variety of wet garden sites. Managing the Wet Garden dares gardeners to consider excess water an opportunity to cultivate an unexpectedly large and unique range of plants. Natural wetlands—water meadows, marshlands, and riverbanks—provide inspiration for practical water management, plant selection, and aesthetic considerations. In Part One Simmons provides readers with practical tips on how to recognize and manage a wet site. Part Two includes a detailed directory of water tolerant plants, including ferns, conifers, trees, shrubs, climbers, herbaceous plants, and bulbs. Twenty years in preparation, Managing the Wet Garden will inspire readers to not only accept the challenge of too much water, but to appreciate the ample rewards.
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“Plantsman John Simmons…brings us a vivid insight into the creation and management of the wet garden. He shares his expertise as he guides the reader confidently through what is a difficult environment in which to garden.”
(BBC Gardens Illustrated )“Though Simmons is writing about his experience with wet gardening in England, his information and advice are applicable to those wishing to establish, maintain, and enjoy wet gardens anywhere.”
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John Simmons OBE VMH has had a long professional career in botanical horticulture managing large gardens and supporting wider interests of horticulture and conservation through honorary positions including presidencies and trusteeships with many related organisations. From 1972 until his retirement in 1995 he was curator at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, after which he directed the development of the arboretum at Castle Howard in Yorkshire. Fascinated by wet gardens and ponds since childhood, in 1986 he purchased a two-and-a-half-acre wet meadow in North Norfolk, England. This book stems from his subsequent experiences of developing a private garden on this ploughed but otherwise abandoned site.
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Missing idea photos,
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This review is from: Managing the Wet Garden: Plants That Flourish in Problem Places (Hardcover)
I got this as a gift for my sister. The backyard in her new house tends to flood during summer rains. It was great in the sense that it had a ton of plants that would work well in wet areas. However, it was very much like an encyclopedia, just showing one plant and description per page or so. I was disappointed that it barely included any "ideas" photos with completed wet gardens that looked like something she might be able to reproduce. Thus, it was good information but not great as a gift.
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It covers a lot of detail about gardening and plants, but I really should have bough something more aimed at agriculture.
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given reasonable drainage, temperate gardens, daughter bulbs, propagation facilities, heavy wet soil, good autumn colour, wet garden, cold wet soil, soil tolerance, occasional inundation, rhizomatous herbs, propagation unit, seedling stocks, small genus, wet soils, seed raising, useful ground cover, stem cuttings, temperate distribution, bisexual flowers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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given reasonable drainage, temperate gardens, daughter bulbs, propagation facilities, heavy wet soil, good autumn colour, wet garden, cold wet soil, soil tolerance, occasional inundation, rhizomatous herbs, propagation unit, seedling stocks, small genus, wet soils, seed raising, useful ground cover, stem cuttings, temperate distribution, bisexual flowers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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