A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons

by Sarah Raven, Jonathan Buckley (Photographer)

Overview

Master the art of growing flowers in pots year round with inspiration from stunning full-color images and expert advice from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers.

Growing flowers in pots is a charming and accessible way to enhance any space, from large gardens to small city apartments. Get the pots right, and your garden will take on a cheerful energy of its own. They are the bubbles in the champagne, the cherries on the cake, the final flourish that brings a beautiful garden to life. And with pots, there is one iron rule: more is more.

Discover practical design tips that will enhance your containers. Use ingenious tricks when combining flower colors such as choosing a BRIDE (the star of the show), a BRIDESMAID (similar to the bride but smaller and less conspicuous), and a GATECRASHER (the color contrast, which brings the whole thing to life). Learn all about the types of forms and plant structures-THRILLER, FILLER, PILLAR, and SPILLER-and how to put them to best use. And even consider simple concepts with newfound importance, like mounting flower pots onto a wall or elevating them to the table so you see more of them, for instant impact.

Following the seasons, A Year Full of Pots shows you how to make your own evolving tapestry of color through long-lasting container combinations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526667472
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	04/09/2024
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	40,622
Product dimensions:	7.05(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Over the last two and a half decades, Sarah Raven has led the way in introducing a new kind of productive gardening, which fuses intense color, elegance, and do-ability. She hosts a popular gardening podcast Grow, Cook, Eat, Arrange with colleague Arthur Parkinson and runs a mail-order plant nursery (with 500,000 customers). Sarah is the author of many books on gardening and cooking, including, most recently, A Year Full of Flowers. sarahraven.com / @srkitchengarden

Editorial Reviews

"Raven makes it easy for neophytes and experts alike to create a beautiful container garden, no matter the size." —Gardenista

"Anything you ever wanted or needed to know about planting in pots is in this book." —Simply Luxurious Life

"This book is more than a well-photographed excursion to a British gardening paradise. The detailed floral and design material have broad appeal . . . Coupled with the beautiful photography by Jonathan Buckley, you’ll find an abundance of inspiration for your own container garden." —The Gardener's Path

"The photographs by Jonathan Buckley will blow your mind. Don’t be intimidated by the size of Sarah’s book or property, this is one of those books you’ll have forever. It’s a wealth of information that you can go back to over and over." —Garden Bite

“Readers who garden will delight in knowing that Sarah Raven returns following A Year in the Edible Garden with A Year Full of Pots.” —Library Journal, “Signs of Spring: Editors' Picks of the Season”

“This book is a superior article-without doubt the best horticultural offering of the year.” —Sunday Telegraph on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS

“Detailed and inspiring, it's a must-read for novice and seasoned gardeners alike.” —Country Living on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS

“A brilliantly helpful guide to filling the garden with successive waves of colour . . . A great book for resetting jaded palettes.” —Country Life on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS

“Every book by Sarah Raven is a treat.” —The Times

“Informative and companionable . . . Most of us aim to have something in flower throughout the year, and this selection should ensure that you succeed.” —Sunday Times on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS

“Full of inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice for a beautiful garden all-year round.” —Countryside on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS

“Both practical and beautiful, this is a go-to gift for the green-fingered.” —Culture Whisper on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS

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