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[Campo Girl]

Author: Pattie Baron

Whether you are cultivating a dry, sunny southern slope, or a flat, damp northern plot you can create a garden full of Mediterranean style and sizzling colour. Learn how to plant a profusion of Mediterranean plants, such as lavender and rosemary. In-situ pictures of established courtyard gardens and plants aim help you to decide on a look and step-by-step pictures take you through the processes, from getting your soil into shape, growing vegetables from seed, to painting terracotta pots. There is plant advice formatted into an at-a-glance charts, so it is simple to the correct plant for the position it will grow in. This should be a useful book for both those who are starting with a blank canvas, or for those who want to bring a little Mediterranean paradise into an existing plot.