Shade: Volume 2 - Bloom Gardener's Guide: Work with the light, grow the right plants, bring dark corners to life

Learn how to transform dark and shady areas of your garden with lush, vibrant and colourful planting.
 

About the author

Susanna Grant is a writer, gardener and sound artist. She is co-founder of Linda, a shade-plant specialist and planting design consultancy in east London. Described by Stella Magazine as “having impeccable taste and a fundamental understanding of low-maintenance gardening", she is a life-long gardener that is passionate about helping green-up neglected urban and shady spaces. Susanna is trained in garden design and is a volunteer gardener and trustee at the historic Boundary Gardens of Arnold Circus in Shoreditch. Her work includes From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (Rough Trade Books), a pamphlet exploring the importance of community gardens, gardening as an act of resistance and the beauty of weeds. 

Summary

Learn how to transform dark and shady areas of your garden with lush, vibrant and colourful planting.

Additional text

"Susanna's take on shade planting is both practical and accessible, yet encourages experimentation, which is the joy of low-light gardening. Shady plants deserve ambassadors like Susanna: someone who can view a dim corner as an opportunity rather than obstacle."

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Grant, SUSANNA GRANT
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2022
• EAN: 9780711269569
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6956-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 300 g
• Illustrations: 70 colour illustrations
• Series: Bloom; Bloom Gardener's Guide
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / General, NATURE / Plants / General, Garden design & planning, Gardening: plants, Specialized gardening methods, indoor gardening, Garden design and planning, Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants, GARDENING / Shade