Practical Guide to Container Gardening - Gardening Book
The Practical Guide to Container Gardening
by Susan Berry & Steve Bradley
ISBN 1-58017-329-2
160 pages; 8 1/2" x 11"; full color photographs throughout Paperback.
The ultimate guide to adding beautiful, imaginative, and colorful container gardens to your yard, deck, patio, porch, sidewalk, windowsills, balcony, or roof terrace.
The clear, simple, and informative instructions for both first-time and experienced gardeners are illustrated with over 400 gorgeous photographs specifically commissioned by photographer Andrew Lawson.
Includes:
- Complete care guidelines including feeding and watering
- Pruning, staking and propagation information
- Instructions for dealing with pests and diseases
- A fully illustrated A-Z directory of more than 100 species with growing instructions.
Table of Contents
PLACES FOR CONTAINERS
6
Entrances
and Steps 8
Patio 12
Balconies 16
Roof Gardens
20
Walkways and
Paths 24
DESIGNING WITH CONTAINERS
28
Choosing Containers
30
Large Containers
38
Small Containers
42
Hanging Baskets
46
Window Boxes
50
Unusual Containers
54
DESIGNING WITH PLANTS
60
Displaying Foliage
Plants 62
Displaying Flowering
Plants 68
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
76
Buying and Setting
Up 78
Growing in Containers
80
Potting and
Repotting 82
The Growing
Medium 85
Feeding Plants
86
Watering Plants
88
Pruning Plants
90
Staking Plants
95
Propagation
96
Maintaining
Containers 102
Diseases and
Pests 104
CONTAINER PLANT DIRECTORY 106
