About the Author
Obras de Clive Blazey
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Australia
- Relacionamentos
- Blazey, Peter (son)
- Organizações
- Diggers Club
- Premiações
- Member of the Order of Australia (2019)
- Pequena biografia
- Founder and CEO of the Diggers Club, an Australian organic gardeners supply/support company.
Membros
Resenhas
For some blah blah first part of this, go here:
https://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/theres-no-excuse-for-ugli...
Rest is:
Which brings me to this book. A major hope for me was to create a garden that would be aesthetically pleasing in summer. Serendipitously, for Blazey this is a vital consideration. We have fierce, debilitating summers which are only going to get worse. Blazey not only wants gardens which neutralise, as much as possible, that summer heat, but he is concerned with the psychological aspect as well. One ongoing theme is colours not only that fit together, but which counter the weather. For the dry heat of my part of the world, he wants cool colours. I couldn't agree more. Some of the garishly extravagant pinks and reds one sees around the place are so wrong. I put in some flowers so blindingly white that you could land an aircraft by tme in the dead of night. It just isn't right for summer and detracts from the more gentle colours around it.
The book has short guides to what is going on in the garden, basic health of soil, the chain of events keeping plants alive, the general things one should consider in the design. The Diggers Club does something that apparently is novel, though it seems obvious - it gives a guide to the cold zone and hot zone of your area. Each plant's description includes a code which shows the zones it can be planted in, as well as various attributes such as deciduous, when it flowers, high and width when grown.
Most notably, Blazey is strongly anti-eucalyptus, whilst happy with suitable imports. Eucalyptus trees do not do a good job of providing shade, which is such a critical requirement in the dry hot heat of Adelaide. So pleased to hear this. I would dearly love to see Adelaide covered in lush greenery that provides the shade which will provide livability to houses, as well as make it far easier to walk. If we don't have suitable trees, there are at least several months of the year in Adelaide where it is simply impossible to walk. It's that simple.
That leaves the main part of the book, a reference to many plants which he sees as viable for the various conditions of Australia. I love it, I've gained many ideas from it, but nonetheless, to me it makes a basic presumption that he can afford to, since his gardens are huge, but normal householders can't. A reference like this has to discuss root issues. There are sites online that do this, but I would much preferred it to have been a given in this guide. I think in general I would have loved more guidance for very small gardens.
In summary, a highly informative, slightly eccentric, passionate guide to the potential of suburban gardening in Australia. I thoroughly recommend it.… (mais)
https://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/theres-no-excuse-for-ugli...
Rest is:
Which brings me to this book. A major hope for me was to create a garden that would be aesthetically pleasing in summer. Serendipitously, for Blazey this is a vital consideration. We have fierce, debilitating summers which are only going to get worse. Blazey not only wants gardens which neutralise, as much as possible, that summer heat, but he is concerned with the psychological aspect as well. One ongoing theme is colours not only that fit together, but which counter the weather. For the dry heat of my part of the world, he wants cool colours. I couldn't agree more. Some of the garishly extravagant pinks and reds one sees around the place are so wrong. I put in some flowers so blindingly white that you could land an aircraft by tme in the dead of night. It just isn't right for summer and detracts from the more gentle colours around it.
The book has short guides to what is going on in the garden, basic health of soil, the chain of events keeping plants alive, the general things one should consider in the design. The Diggers Club does something that apparently is novel, though it seems obvious - it gives a guide to the cold zone and hot zone of your area. Each plant's description includes a code which shows the zones it can be planted in, as well as various attributes such as deciduous, when it flowers, high and width when grown.
Most notably, Blazey is strongly anti-eucalyptus, whilst happy with suitable imports. Eucalyptus trees do not do a good job of providing shade, which is such a critical requirement in the dry hot heat of Adelaide. So pleased to hear this. I would dearly love to see Adelaide covered in lush greenery that provides the shade which will provide livability to houses, as well as make it far easier to walk. If we don't have suitable trees, there are at least several months of the year in Adelaide where it is simply impossible to walk. It's that simple.
That leaves the main part of the book, a reference to many plants which he sees as viable for the various conditions of Australia. I love it, I've gained many ideas from it, but nonetheless, to me it makes a basic presumption that he can afford to, since his gardens are huge, but normal householders can't. A reference like this has to discuss root issues. There are sites online that do this, but I would much preferred it to have been a given in this guide. I think in general I would have loved more guidance for very small gardens.
In summary, a highly informative, slightly eccentric, passionate guide to the potential of suburban gardening in Australia. I thoroughly recommend it.… (mais)
An excellent guide to planting a perfect garden to guarantee a good mix of colour and texture for all seasons. Targeted to Australian and New Zealand climates. The book provides advice on exactly what varieties of plants are suitable for each climate zone, for each season. This was a very interesting read and highlighted my personal gardening failing, which is that I plant for Spring and not for Summer. Highly recommended.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 8
- Membros
- 225
- Popularidade
- #99,815
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 12
https://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/theres-no-excuse-for-ugli...
Rest is:
Which brings me to this book. A major hope for me was to create a garden that would be aesthetically pleasing in summer. Serendipitously, for Blazey this is a vital consideration. We have fierce, debilitating summers which are only going to get worse. Blazey not only wants gardens which neutralise, as much as possible, that summer heat, but he is concerned with the psychological aspect as well. One ongoing theme is colours not only that fit together, but which counter the weather. For the dry heat of my part of the world, he wants cool colours. I couldn't agree more. Some of the garishly extravagant pinks and reds one sees around the place are so wrong. I put in some flowers so blindingly white that you could land an aircraft by tme in the dead of night. It just isn't right for summer and detracts from the more gentle colours around it.
The book has short guides to what is going on in the garden, basic health of soil, the chain of events keeping plants alive, the general things one should consider in the design. The Diggers Club does something that apparently is novel, though it seems obvious - it gives a guide to the cold zone and hot zone of your area. Each plant's description includes a code which shows the zones it can be planted in, as well as various attributes such as deciduous, when it flowers, high and width when grown.
Most notably, Blazey is strongly anti-eucalyptus, whilst happy with suitable imports. Eucalyptus trees do not do a good job of providing shade, which is such a critical requirement in the dry hot heat of Adelaide. So pleased to hear this. I would dearly love to see Adelaide covered in lush greenery that provides the shade which will provide livability to houses, as well as make it far easier to walk. If we don't have suitable trees, there are at least several months of the year in Adelaide where it is simply impossible to walk. It's that simple.
That leaves the main part of the book, a reference to many plants which he sees as viable for the various conditions of Australia. I love it, I've gained many ideas from it, but nonetheless, to me it makes a basic presumption that he can afford to, since his gardens are huge, but normal householders can't. A reference like this has to discuss root issues. There are sites online that do this, but I would much preferred it to have been a given in this guide. I think in general I would have loved more guidance for very small gardens.
In summary, a highly informative, slightly eccentric, passionate guide to the potential of suburban gardening in Australia. I thoroughly recommend it.… (mais)