Container Gardening for Dummies Portable Edition (Paperback)

by Bill Marken (Author) "Are you just a little timid about growing plants in containers?..." (more)
Key Phrases: Big Shots of the Garden, Extra Character, Perennial Pleasures (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc. (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470043709
• ISBN-13: 978-0470043707
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #111,225 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful!, August 30, 2001

By	Safiyya N. "Mother of four" (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Container Gardening for Dummies (Paperback)

I originally checked this book out from the library, and after renewing three times and being told I couldn't renew it any more, I broke down and bought my own copy. It is VERY helpful in explaining the types of plants that do well in containers, and how to take care of them, how to deal with pests, how to "winter over," and so on. There is an entire section on what you can put plants in (be creative!), what the different types of soils are and what that means to you, and what plants do well in whichever type of light you have. I keep my copy of this book handy, and refer to it often. It's the single best reference book I've found on the subject of Container Gardening. Herb Gardening for Dummies is also good, but not QUITE as good as this one.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Basic Starter Book, April 11, 2005

By	Spaceycat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Container Gardening for Dummies (Paperback)

I found lots of very useful information from pot sizes and soil (and soil-less) mixes as well as useful info on lots of plants, needs, watering etc. As container gardening is quite different than planting in the ground, I found this book VERY useful and different from all the other normal gardening books. I am a beginner, but love to research stuff to death and I find this book does give you a very good foundation to get started and do well.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Container Gardening for Dummies, February 18, 2006

By	A Reader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Container Gardening for Dummies (Paperback)

As someone with a "black thumb" (I can generally kill a plant within 24 hours!) I found this book to be very helpful. Even though there are huge amounts of real and applicable information here, the author manages to keep it fun and very readable. The best part is that since reading this book and putting it to use I haven't lost one plant! In fact, they seem to be thriving.

The only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is the layout. I feel more thought could have been put into the way the chapters are put together. Specifically, the fact that I had to skip past all the design ideas to get to the care information in the back. Even with this one minor flaw, I still highly recommend this book to anyone interested in starting their own container garden.