Easy Container Gardening - Softcover

Jackson, Richard; Hutchinson, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0004140583 ISBN 13: 9780004140582

Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Place a hanging basket bursting with flowers by the front door or a beautifully planted windowbox on a ledge, and something amazing happens. The whole area looks brighter, warmer, more welcoming. Easy Container Gardening looks at all types of containers, from pots and tubs to hanging baskets and windowboxes. Packed with planting schemes and expert tips on choosing and cultivating plants, this book will show you how to enliven even the dullest, most unpromising areas.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Jackson presents Meridian TV's 'Grass Roots'. He also writes for all the leading gardening magazines and has a weekly column in the News of the World. Carolyn Hutchinson writes for many magazines, including Garden Answers and Candis.

From Library Journal:

These British books offer spectacular photographs showing delightful, creative arrangements of plants in a variety of containers. Donaldson (Plants for Small Spaces) suggests colors, container types, and plants to create ten different gardens, from Mediterranean to woodland to American country. Each chapter includes illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions for making containers like Proven?al painted pots or fernwork pots. Each chapter also profiles a group of plants suitable for growing in containers, e.g., miniature bulbs, scented plants, and ferns. More an idea book than a cultural how-to, this unique book stresses evoking specific moods. Writing for the beginner, gardeners Jackson and Hutchinson explain how to grow plants in containers, hanging baskets, and window boxes, offering more cultural information than Donaldson. Sprinkled throughout are photos of planted containers specifying the numbers and types of plants necessary to create each look. The authors end with "Top Plants," their recommendations of plants that grow well in containers. Written for a different climate than much of North America, these books contain little information on how to overwinter tender plants or grow bulbs. Gardening in Containers (Ortho, 1997) and Bill Marken's Container Gardening for Dummies (IDG, 1998) would be good choices for Northern or beginning container gardeners. However, these two titles are recommended for all gardeners looking for fresh ideas for their container gardens.ASue O'Brien, Downers Grove P.L., IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0004140583
• ISBN 13: 9780004140582
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108