Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces

by Jessica Walliser

Overview

From an award-winning horticulturist, a gardening guide with “hundreds of photographs . . . foolproof directions, designs and projects for inspiration” (Michigan Gardener).

Container Gardening Complete has everything you need to know to successfully garden in a small space, including step-by-step directions, photographs, and information on more than 125 plants. The ideal book for urban gardeners, indoor gardeners, and vegetable gardeners, Container Gardening Complete is a thorough visual guide that will get you gardening quickly! Whether you are growing vegetables, fruits, or flowers on an apartment balcony; creating a small vegetable garden for personal use; or decorating steps and walkways, this hard working book is your go-to resource. The methods described in this book are foolproof and easy to follow, with step-by-step directions and photographs, scalable projects for differing needs, and many great ideas for upscaled containers from things you have around your home. You’ll get to know the ins and outs of gardening in a small space, from the importance of drainage, irrigation, and other watering concerns to ornamental combinations of plants, and the very best vegetables, fruits, and non-edibles for container gardening.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760359600
Publisher:	Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date:	08/17/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	407,822
File size:	54 MB
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About the Author

Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist and the award-winning author of seven gardening books. In addition, she is co-founder of the popular website SavvyGardening.com. Jessica is a two-time winner of the prestigious American Horticultural Society Book Award for her books Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control and Plant Partners: Science-based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. For 15 years, Jessica contributed two weekly columns to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review where she had the pleasure of covering a wide range of gardening topics. Jessica was also the long-time co-host of The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has a degree in horticulture from the Pennsylvania State University and is the former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm.

Editorial Reviews

"I was happy to see that the author had summed up the beauty and magic of container gardening."
 —Community Table @ Parade.com

In addition to hundreds of photographs, the book shares foolproof directions, designs and projects for inspiration.—Michigan Gardener

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