A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons

by Sarah Raven, Jonathan Buckley (Photographer)

Overview

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Stunning pictures and packed full of really good advice and inspiration' – Monty Don

'Such a feast for the eyes and GREAT inspiration!' – Jo Whiley

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Pots are everywhere in Sarah Raven's garden at Perch Hill. Every corner comes to life with their colour and vibrancy.

A Year Full of Pots overbrims with year-round inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice from Sarah Raven, the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers and A Year Full of Veg.

Accessible and rewarding, growing flowers in pots is a simple and enjoyable way to enhance any space, from small city plots to huge gardens. 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 in making a garden beautiful.

And with pots, there is one iron rule: more is more.

Discover practical design tips that will really enhance your containers. Use ingenious tricks when combining flower colours 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 colour 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 take on the simplest of ideas, such as raising flower pots on to a wall or 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 colour through long-lasting container combinations. All the flowers and planting schemes Sarah has tried and tested over the decades are in here, plus the design principles that will work for you at any scale, whether you have one pot or a garden full of them.

'An archipelago of inspirational potted paradises awaits on every page of this beautiful but also hugely helpful book' – Arthur Parkinson

'An invaluable addition to the gardener's bookshelf' – Sussex Life

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526667465
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/14/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	340,893
File size:	29 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Since the publication of her first book The Cutting Garden Sarah has led the way over the last two and a half decades in introducing a new kind of productive gardening which fuses intense colour, elegance and do-ability, bridging all kinds of gardening from dark rich dahlia glories to subtler smoky modern colours of poppies, roses, sweet peas, and all kinds of vegetable deliciousness. She is a teacher, broadcaster, has a popular gardening podcast Grow, Cook, Eat, Arrange with colleague Arthur Parkinson and runs a mail order plant nursery, (with 500,000 customers). She is also the author of many books on gardening and cooking. Her most recent books are A Year Full of Flowers and A Year Full of Veg.

sarahraven.com / @srkitchengarden
Since the publication of her first book The Cutting Garden Sarah has led the way over the last three decades in introducing a new kind of productive gardening which fuses intense colour, elegance and do-ability, bridging all kinds of gardening from dark rich dahlia glories to subtler smoky modern colours of poppies, roses, sweet peas, and all kinds of vegetable deliciousness. She is a teacher, broadcaster, has a popular gardening podcast Grow, Cook, Eat, Arrange with colleague Arthur Parkinson and runs a mail order plant nursery and online store sarahraven.com, (with 500,000 customers). She is the author of many books, most recently A Year Full of Flowers which was a Sunday Times bestseller.

sarahraven.com / @srkitchengarden

Editorial Reviews

I didn't think it was possible for [Sarah Raven] to top her last book, but she's outdone herself once again. A Year Full of Pots is filled with tons of practical, hands-on advice specifically for growing flowers in small spaces . . . I get so many questions about container growing and this book is an incredible resource if you're looking for information on the subject.” —Floret Flowers on Instagram

“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

“Inventive tips for combining flowers, creating form and structure and caring for plants in containers-accompanied by stunning photos from the author's home garden-make this guide a must for people who want to surround themselves with beautiful plants year-round.” —Newsday, “Small-Space Gardens: 5 New Books to Inspire You”

“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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