The Potted Garden : : new Plants and new Approaches for Container Gardens
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Includes index.
Introduction: The potted garden / Scott D. Appell -- Container gardens. Unusual, antique, and collectible containers / Scott D. Appell ; Building window and planter boxes / Bill Shank ; Formal arrangements in classic containers / Richard R. Iversen ; Hanging gardens / Ellen Zachos ; Water gardens in small containers / Scott D. Appell ; Hardy cacti and succulent gardens / Ellen Zachos ; Alpine adventures / Abbie Zabar -- Unusual plants for pots. Hardy shrubs for containers / Gary R. Keim ; Drought-resistant plants for pots / Ellen Zachos ; Unusual herbs for containers ; Miniature vegetables for container gardens / Scott D. Appell -- Container gardening tips. Soil mixtures, potting strategies, and other considerations / Gary R. Keim ; Overwintering potted plants / Shila Patel.
This book tells you everything you need to know to design, plant, and maintain a beautiful potted garden planted with annual flowers, ornamental perennials, herbs, mini-vegetables, shrubs, or even small trees.
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SERIES
21st-century gardening series
handbook #168.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden publications.
PUBLISHED
Brooklyn, NY : Brooklyn Botanic Garden, c2001.
Year Published: 2001
Description: 111 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1889538221
9781889538228
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Appell, Scott D.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
SUBJECTS
Container gardening.