--- product_id: 41222945 title: "Gardening with Conifers" brand: "adrian bloomrichard bloommichael a. dirr" price: "£36.20" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41222945-gardening-with-conifers store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Gardening with Conifers **Brand:** adrian bloomrichard bloommichael a. dirr **Price:** £36.20 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gardening with Conifers by adrian bloomrichard bloommichael a. dirr - **How much does it cost?** £36.20 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41222945-gardening-with-conifers) ## Best For - adrian bloomrichard bloommichael a. dirr enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted adrian bloomrichard bloommichael a. dirr brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Gardening with Conifers ## Images ![Gardening with Conifers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61wK41OaKSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is THE Conifer book for this landscape designer *by G***G on Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2006* I do landscape design and landscape maintenance professionally, and this is the number one book I reach for when I have a question about conifers, or simply need some inspiration for how to use one in a garden. This book combines gorgeous pictures of the individual plants and of their use in the garden, with incredibly thorough text.The first part of the book includes brief but interesting information about the benefits using conifers in the garden, how conifers grow, and the origins and naming of garden conifers. Then he moves on to discuss, in greater depth, the different attributes you find in a lot of the more interesting conifers, like the differences and beauty of their cones, buds and new growth, bark, foliage colors, and the interesting forms and sizes available, to help you know what to look for and help you appreciate the truly unique attributes of garden conifers.Then he moves on to my favorite part and a large portion of the book, Using Conifers in the Garden. The entire book is filled with gorgeous color photos suggesting plants to use in combination with conifers of every type, but this section outdoes itself with the amazing color photographs of the author's giant estate and the small vignettes he puts together using grasses, heathers, rhodies, and flowering perennials to accent conifers. This is incredibly inspiring and shows the huge number of ways you can combine conifers with other plants.The written portions are amazing in this and the other sections as well. He discusses the different ways to use conifers in a garden to achieve different goals, ways of pruning and caring for your conifers to get different effects (Bonsai and Japanese gardening is discussed), conifers as container plants, hedges, windbreaks and screens, petite conifers for small gardens, and conifers as ground covers.Last of all, he includes a directory of more than 600 outstanding conifers, including color photos on every page. Bloom knows his conifers well, and gives accurate and time-tested information on growth rates, habits, pest issues or problems, conditions needed, etc. His favorites merit glowing descriptions and praise, and his favorites have often ended up my favorites too, once I have had a chance to grow them.The writing is simple to understand and would be accessable to a beginning to intermediate gardener, yet is absolutely depthy enough for the professional, and is a resource that once you get ahold of, you will not want to give up. It is great as an encyclopedic reference on garden conifers, and great for inspiration, instruction, and design advice. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Captivated by Conifers *by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2011* I have been a passionate Conifer collector now for over 13 years and have over 220 Conifers (110 Cultivars) on just under 2 acres of land in south east Tasmania - Australia. It all started with my favourite - Picea Pungens "Kosterii" (Blue Spruce) in 1997. After visiting Canada earlier I fell in love with these amazing plants. Having read a lot about Conifers over the years and reflecting on my own experience, I have found this book by Adrian Bloom to be very thorough whilst not too technical (The fact that he gives the age of some of the plants in the photos is also very helpful). His easy reading style along with his personal experience has been informative and enjoyable. Did I mention the photographs? Absolutely brilliant! I can't help but going back and just staring at them again and again! A real credit to Richard bloom! Makes me want to plant a lot more...but unfortunately I have no more room :( This book is such an affordable price and good quality for the money. I will thoroughly recommend it to any one interested in growing these magnificent and all-too-often under rated plants! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ gorgeous, inspiring, practical, demystifying *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2005* This book has gorgeous photographs of conifers of all sizes in many configurations, nicely complemented with other perennials and shrubs, and shown in different seasons, climates, and light conditions. He explains how conifers work (which seemed a bit mysterious to me-- growth, cones, etc.), provides useful information on pruning, propagation, growth rates, and his son's beautiful photographs help you picture the overall habit of the plants in relation to others you might want to grow. He encourages gardeners to experiment with varieties even if they need to be moved or removed entirely in 10 or 20 or 30 years. And then there is the 85 page guide to some of the best conifers, which provides more gorgeous photos and brief descriptions of habit, growth rates, etc. This book really helps make conifers seem like a much more usable design element in planning my garden, and makes me more comfortable with experimenting with them. While I wish there were more photos and/or plans of moderate-sized suburban-type lots that would help disseminate this beauty to the masses, this is a wonderful book as is and a tremendous value too. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41222945-gardening-with-conifers](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41222945-gardening-with-conifers) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*