Instant Container Gardens [Paperback]

Pamela Crawford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

Instant Container Gardens covers a revolutionary, new container garden system that will completely transform your garden. The basis for the system is a unique type of container that has holes in the sides that are large enough to accommodate mature plants. Planting through these holes, along with planting the top of the basket, yield instant, fabulous results. And it is easy! Most of the containers in this book were planted by beginners! The containers are available as hanging baskets, window boxes, wall pots, and dramatic, new baskets on columns. The book includes 33 container profiles that were personally grown by the author. Each profile includes complete planting and maintenance instructions. Step-by-step illustrated demonstrations, along with lots of practical planting and maintenance information, make designing and growing plants in these containers quick and easy. The author planted over 10,000 plants in the course of researching the material for the book. She recommends 34 of the top choices, with detailed growing instructions for each. Before and after photos show complete makeovers of the front of a house, a porch, front walkway, and porch. Learn how to transform your home in as little as a few hours with this unique, new container system.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Pamela Crawford has a BA from Vanderbilt University and a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from Florida Intenational University. She has designed 1500 gardens for residences and country clubs. Her container designs have been featured on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens publications, as well as in Southern Living. She has also been featured on the Fine Living Network as a container garden expert. This is her fifth gardening book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Color Garden Publishing (May 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971222053
• ISBN-13: 978-0971222052
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Pamela Crawford, author of ten gardening books, is considered one of the most accomplished garden experts in the country. In addition to designing gardens for over 1500 residences, her work has been featured on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens publications as well as in Southern Living, HGTV Magazine, Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Country Almanac, Small Gardens, and in over four hundred newspapers. As an expert in her field, she has appeared on the Fine Living Network, gardenloverstv.com, Fox News affiliates and numerous local tv shows.

Pamela has an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a masters degree in landscape architecture from Florida International University, where she received the prestigious "Torch Award' as an outstanding alumnus from the school of architecture.

Pamela has been heavily involved in trial gardens, both on a university and private level. Her goal is to find plants that give the most color for the least amount of care. Learn more about Pamela from her web site, www.easygardencolor.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How To ... Use Her Product, April 25, 2008

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LSH - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Container Gardens (Paperback)

I agree with the other reviewers that this is a good book, full of valuable information; however, I'm surprised no one has mentioned that it is basically a "How To" guide for using Pamela Crawford's/Kingsman Nurseries (patent pending) instant container gardens. While the book does give good information about which plants grow well in containers and also what color schemes work together, etc., it is mostly devoted to using the "instant" container products the author designed. Unfortunately, these containers are not available in mass-retail garden centers, only limited availability in small business garden stores and two on-line garden retailers (from what I can tell). I gave the book four (4) stars because it does provide useful information, but I couldn't give it five (5) stars because it's not completely useful off-the-shelf ... one must also buy the containers and special liners to make the beautiful container gardens described.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gardening Book!, July 4, 2007

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Brennan (Roswell, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Container Gardens (Paperback)

What a great book! I am a beginner at gardening and bought the book because a friend told me it made container gardening easy. I followed the instructions and planted a window box, a wall pot next to my front door, and this amazing flower ball on a post that was shown in the book. My neighbors have been asking me, the beginner, for gardening advice ever since they saw this beautiful display in my front yard!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Instant Container Gardens, June 27, 2007

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Christine M. Young "flgardener" (Central Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Container Gardens (Paperback)

I view this book as Part 2 to her first book on containers called "Container Gardening for Florida". The book is filled with colorful photos. It is clearly written and easy to understand. Pamela Crawford is my favorite author for gardening, particularlly because I live in Florida. The only thing that bothers me about the book is the title because the whole book is dedicated to wire baskets only and that is disguised in the title. I have made four wire baskets on posts so far as taught in her book and I just love this new way to show off my coleus and begonia plants!