- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (18 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751305650
- ISBN-13: 978-0751305654
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #28 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening > Container Gardening
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This is a season-by-season approach for the all-weather container gardener. The book gives a survey of the range of containers available and the plants best suited to container gardening, and catalogues planting projects for every conceivable type of container.
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a new commer to the gardening world and only a small space avalible I wanted to optomise the space that I had and wanted it to be colourfull all year round. This book goes in depth to create an understanding of the seasons and what they have to offer. (plant wise) There are lots of full colour illustrations so you can decide what you want when you want and even emagine what it will look like in your space. Very cleverly written to be concise but simple to understand. I have enjoyed reading this but will continur to use as a reference guide in the future. I would not hesitate to recomend this book to everyone I know.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Extremely Helpful Primer, Full of Ideas
20 Nov 2000
Format:Paperback
A gift from a mother to her newbie gardener son, this is the best text I've sampled so far on container gardening how-to. It's essentially an ornate lesson planner slash visual catalog. Being overwhelmed by the variety of choices available to a novice, this book takes the direction of showing you the authors own display ideas, along w/ information on number of plants needed, initial planting steps, container size information, and how large the display will get. Granted, my choices are a bit light starting my garden in the winter chapter, I'm still very enthusiastic about recreating some of his pieces: minty evergreens and red winter berries. The large, glossy, full color photos effectively help to give an idea of size, scope, and often texture of the displays, as they contrast their containers. As mentioned in another review, his eye for color, and his knack for matching the pots to their plants are very impressive. The printing I have is from 1995; perhaps the 1998 version has added a few new items. I found this an excellent primer for the beginner.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
This pretty book delighted me!
19 Jun 1998
Format:Hardcover
Mr. Hillier revealed an entirely new aspect of gardening to me. His container plantings are works of art, and his creativity in the varied containers,locations and plantings is wonderful. For example, he makes a simple group of cream- colored pansies in terra cotta pots on a brick window ledge look fantastic. His work can be imitated or it can inspire new combinations if one does not have access to the diverse types of plants he uses. I savored this book over the winter, and my garden is much enhanced this summer!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic
5 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
Best container gardening book I've ever seen. The way the Author uses colors can be reapplied not only to containers but also in your backyard. The way the author classifies the book into seasons are also enjoyable.
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