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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.

作者简介：About the Authors Bill Marken, former Editor-in-Chief of Sunset magazine, is the Editor of Rebecca's Garden magazine and California Editor of Garden Escape (www.garden.com). He is also the recipient of the American Horticultural Society's prestigious Horticultural Communication Award. The National Gardening Association is recognized for its bimonthly National Gardening magazine and extensive work in science education for children. The Association is also the coauthor of Annuals For Dummies®, Gardening For Dummies®, Roses For Dummies®, Perennials For Dummies®, and Lawn Care For Dummies®.

Introduction

PART I: Container Plants: To Know Them Is to Grow Them

Chapter 1: Neat Things to Do with Container Plants

Chapter 2: Cultivating Your Little Corner of the World

Chapter 3: Containing Your Excitement

PART II: How to Plant

Chapter 4: Soil Mixes

Chapter 5: When Plant Meets Container

PART III: The Plants

Chapter 6: Annuals

Chapter 7: Perennial Pleasures

Chapter 8: Lighting Up Containers with Bulbs

Chapter 9: Big Shots of the Garden: Shrubs and Trees

Chapter 10: Vegetables and Herbs

Chapter 11: Fruits and Berries

Chapter 12: Cactus and Succulents

Chapter 13: Indoor Container Gardening

PART IV: Designing and Decorating

Chapter 14: Matchmaking, Container-Style

Chapter 15: 12 Tested Recipes forMixed Plantings

PART V: Special Effects

Chapter 16: Hanging Baskets

Chapter 17: Containers with Extra Character

PART VI: Maintenance

Chapter 18: Thirst Quenching

Chapter 19: Feeding

Chapter 20: All the Other Chores

Chapter 21: When Bad Things Happen: Pests and Diseases

PART VII: The Part of Tens

Chapter 22: More Than Ten Container Plants for Special Situations

Chapter 23: Ten Container Plants for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter

Chapter 24: Ten Handy Tools for Container Gardening

Chapter 25: Almost Ten Words about Bonsai

Appendix: Additional Resources

Index

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