Climbing Gardens : Adding Height and Structure to Your Garden

by Joan Clifton, Steven Wooster (Photographer)

Gardening in the vertical plane can transform the dullest plot, giving it vital style and structure; this is the garden source book that shows you how. Packed with planting ideas and practical advice, Climbing Gardens explores the full potential of all types of planting supports, from simple latticework and tension wiring to pergolas, metal frames and living sculptures. It explains how you can use them to create different garden styles and moods, preserve privacy, increase the feeling of space, focus the eye and add some exuberant colour. With a comprehensive directory of the best plants for vertical supports, and with key projects illustrated in step-by-step photographs, Climbing Gardens provides both inspiring ideas and the practical know-how to realise them in your own garden - whether you want a cool, contemporary tableau or a sweep of rose-swathed pillars

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Nicole]

Essential for making the most of small urban gardens is using all three dimensions well. This book covers the concept but does not focus on small garden needs. A lot of the ideas come from very large scale settings that do not adapt well but are lovely to see.

[Meredith]

I saw lots of ideas that would work fabulously in the larger gardens of friends, but as another reader has commented, there was not enough practical application for those with smaller urban gardens. Some lovely photos though and nice section on plants. Also instructions on making several garden structure, from a trellis obelisk to a rustic gazebo.

[Linnae]

Uninspiring. Lots of small text, when what I wanted was more pictures. Perhaps if I had pushed on through--as I read the description, some of the later chapters seem like they may have been interesting. Alas, just couldn't do it.