Description
Our gardens have always been sanctuaries, private places of escape from the hurly burly of the outside world and vital refuges from the pressures of our workaday lives. This is especially true in today's noisy, overcrowded world when it has never been more difficult- or more important to get away from it all. Now, with Geoff Hamilton's infallible advice, you can transform your back yard and create a secluded place that is uniquely yours.
Taking as his inspiration the gardens of the past, Geoff shows how to maximize your privacy whether you live in a quiet village or a teeming city. Build an arbour where you can sit and relax, or a living tunnel where you can stroll undisturbed. Recreate the splendid isolation of a woodland glade or use a water feature to add the calming, cooling sounds of running water to the most urban of landscapes. Bring the soothing atmosphere of the monastery cloister to your garden or transport the countryside to your back door with your very own wildflower meadow.
With chapters which show how to use colour in your garden to the most tranquil effect and how to make best use of scented plants, Geoff Hamilton's Paradise Gardens has something to satisfy all the senses. And Geoff's extensive planting lists will ensure you get the right plant for the right place in order to create your own private paradise.
Geoff Hamilton died shortly after he had finished writing Paradise Gardens. As always with Geoff, his enthusiasm and passion for gardening are captured in bis words. This book is dedicated to his memory. ISBN:9780563387329 
