The ultimate guide to adding beautiful, imaginative, and colorful container gardens to your yard, deck, patio, porch, sidewalk, windowsills, balcony, or roof terrace An invaluable sourcebook of ideas with more than 400 gorgeous color photos that inspire and teach Clear, simple, and informative instructions for both first-time and experienced gardeners Specially commissioned photography by leading garden photographer Andrew Lawson Comprehensive information on what types of containers work best for what plants; seasonal planting schemes; step-by-step planting techniques; care and maintenance; and selecting the right plants Complete care guidelines, including feeding and watering, pruning, staking, propagation, and dealing with pests and diseases A fully illustrated A-Z directory of more than 100 species and varieties of plants, with detailed information on how to grow them
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
