With its 52 super-simple planting 'recipes', Grow 5 offers a fresh take on gardening in small spaces from award-winning author (and editor of Gardens Illustrated - the "Vogue of gardening media") Lucy Bellamy
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Garden size shouldn't be a barrier to curating beautiful outdoor spaces and Grow 5 delineates a brilliantly simple way to make a small garden.
Using a palette of just five plants, you can create:
- an urban garden inspired by ancient hedgerows
- a micro-meadow in a city space
- a contemporary wildlife garden with layers of color
- a medley of pots with scent for tiny courtyard
This practical and inspirational book includes over 100 of the newest and best plants and how to use them in 52 simple, seasonal designs.
"Bellamy makes gardening seem simple, expressive and joyful. Anyone can do it." - Evening Standard
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Lucy Bellamy was Editor of Gardens Illustrated magazine for five years. Her first book, Brilliant and Wild: A Garden from Scratch in a Year, was awarded practical book of the year by the Garden Media Guild (2018) and has been translated into German, French and Dutch. She has written about gardening in the national press, including for The Guardian and The Times.
As editor of Gardens Illustrated, Lucy had access to some of the best gardens in the U.K. and internationally. She lives in Bristol and has a small, city garden.
