Bill Marken

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Arizona

Includes 8 pages of full-color container garden photos Your green-thumb guide to pots, planters, baskets, and window boxes! If you're short on space or want to brighten up a patio, deck, or window, container gardening is just the ticket. This friendly guide shows you step by step how to select containers, choose the right plants — including flowers, vegetables, herbs, and succulents — and make sure your garden thrives. Discover how to Pick the right containers for your space Pot and repot plants Select annual or perennial flowers Choose vegetables, herbs, cacti, or succulents Water, fertilize, and control pests

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"Packed with planting and design ideas that will transform even the humblest of pots into a flower festival."
-Doug Jimerson, Editor in Chief, Garden Escape, www.garden.com

"Who better to turn to for everything you need to know about container culture than a guy who has 'been there, done that' for a careerful of years?"
-Joseph F. Williamson, Former Garden Editor and Managing Editor, Sunset Magazine

While historical reports of container gardening go back thousands of years, over the last half-century, this unique form of husbandry has blossomed into a pastime enjoyed by hobbyists worldwide. Millions have discovered the immense satisfaction to be found in growing something beautiful, in creating interesting combinations of plants, experimenting with new plants, and getting to know plants more intimately than they ever could with plants in the ground.

Written by leading gardening journalist Bill Marken and the experts of the National Gardening Association, Container Gardening For Dummies is the ultimate guide to cultivating charming gardens in everything from a redwood window box to a hanging basket to an old pair of cowboy boots. It fills you in on how to:

 * Grow almost anything in a container
 * Make greens flourish on roofs, balconies, and windowsills
 * Create a one-of-a-kind garden using classic and offbeat containers
 * Use the best fertilizing and watering techniques for your climate
 * Grow exotic and low-maintenance cacti and succulents
 * Prevent insects, pests, and diseases from invading your containers

Featuring clear, concise, step-by-step instructions and sixteen pages of stunning color photos, Container Gardening For Dummies covers all the bases, including:

 * Opportunities and limitations of different climates
 * Ready-made versus homemade soil mixes, starting plants from seeds, and other fundamentals
 * Choosing, planting and caring for flowers, ferns, succulents, fruits, and vegetables
 * Expressing your sense of style with color, form, texture, proportion, and other design elements
 * Adding special effects to your container garden

Container Gardening For Dummies is a fun, informative guide for inexperienced city slickers and savvy country cousins alike.

Category - Non Fiction / Gardening

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

Listed - 2 months ago

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Ships From - Arizona

Est. Publication Date - May 2006

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