The London Gardener

The essential book for every city gardener. Elspeth Thompson offers a wealth of inspiring idea s, together with detailed practical instructions, for gardening in the city - in window boxes, on balconies and roof terraces, in allotments and community gardens - or how about a bit of guerrilla gardening?

Introduction

6

Part One GARDENING IN LONDON

Streetscapes

Trees

11

Community Gardening

13

Guerilla Gardening

15

A Walk on the Wild Side

17

Challenges

Shade

20

Soil

22

Light and Noise Pollution

25

Raising Your Own

28

City Spaces

Window Boxes

30

Balconies and Roof Terraces

34

Front Gardens

37

Containers

40

Designing Back Gardens

Small is Beautiful

42

Ground Control

46

The Outdoor Room

47

Trees in Your Garden

50

Water

53

Lighting

55

Styles of Gardening

Minimalist

58

Formal

61

Urban Jungle

63

Family

65

The Eco Garden

67

Urban Inspiration

70

Green Gardening

Composting

73

Recycling

76

Bio Pest Control

79

Grow Your Own Food

Allotments

85

The Back Garden Larder

87

Container Garden Harvest

90

Herbs

93

Indoor Edibles

98

Indoor Gardening

Houseplants

100

'Paper White' Narcissi

102

Small Bulbs in Small Pots

104

Hyacinths and Amaryllis

107

Inside Out Gardening

110

Part Two LONDON GARDENS

The West End

113

From Mayfair to St James's

113

Covent Garden and the Environs of Tottenham Court Road

119

Westminster and Pimlico

122

Bloomsbury Squares

126

Inns of Court

131

Marylebone and Regent's Park

134

Little Venice and Maida Vale

140

Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Knightsbridge

143

Kensington and Chelsea

147

A Stroll along the South Bank

152

The City of London

158

In and Around the Barbican

159

Around the London Wall

162

From Mansion House to Smithfield

165

From Broadgate to the Tower

168

Around Blackfriars

172

East London

173

Hackney and the East End

173

Canary Wharf and Beyond

179

Further East

181

North London

185

King's Cross and Camden

185

Islington and Environs

188

Hampstead and Highgate

192

Northern Outskirts

196

South London

198

Battersea and Clapham

198

Brixton, Dulwich and Peckham

199

Kennington and the Elephant

206

Further South

208

West London

209

Notting Hill

209

Holland Park and Environs

211

Fulham, Hammersmith and Barnes

214

Western Outskirts

217

Part Three DIRECTORY

Markets

229

Nurseries and Garden Centres

231

Specialist Garden Centres

241

Gardening Supplies and Accessories

242

Arts and Crafts in Gardens

246

Garden Architecture, Glasshouses, etc.

247

Compost, Topsoil and Lawn Supplies

248

Hard Landscaping Supplies

249

Mail Order Plants, Seeds, etc.

250

Other Gardening Mail Order

254

Mail Order Accessories

255

Associations

258

Other London Societies and Organizations

260

Local Societies

264

National Societies

265

Garden Designers and Service People

268

Garden Construction and Maintenance

275

Tree Surgeons

276

Community Garden Assistance

276

Learning about Gardening

277

Index

280

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