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With a patio, porch, or windowsill, gardeners can grow almost anything anywhere using containers. Arrangements in this guide begin simply, with one type of plant in a decorative container. The projects move on to combinations of two plants, then on to more complex pots involving three or more plants—some of the arrangements are even meant to go from container to garden plot. Design principles including color, texture, height, and depth are considered, and ideas for themed containers are included for holidays and other festive occasions. Species range from the tried-and-true garden varieties, such as impatiens and petunias, to newer plants on the market, such as a striking red ornamental millet. The planter plans include detailed photographs, diagrams, and instructions on getting the very best results from container gardening, for lasting natural beauty in any space.

About the Author

Sue Amatangelo is a master gardener who has won the Illinois Outstanding Master Gardener Award. She is the national retail accounts manager at Ball Horticultural Co., horticulture superintendent of the Kane County Fair in St. Charles, Illinois, and is a board member for Garden Centers of America. She lives St. Charles, Illinois.

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Ball Publishing; illustrated edition edition (May 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1883052467
ISBN-13: 978-1883052461
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #540,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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3.0 out of 5 stars A thinly-veiled marketing tool for Ball Horticultural plants, June 2, 2007

By	Lisa "lisa m" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Don't be fooled--this book is a marketing ploy for Ball Horticultural trademarked plants, from the glowing overview of Ball in the Acknowledgements to the Ball varieties listed in the Index. The author is National Retail Accounts Manager for Ball. All the container recipes use ONLY Ball varieties, over and over. The author subtly encourages you to search from garden center to garden center until you find the exact variety (i.e. Ball variety) you're looking for. And for this hardcover advertisement of Ball plants, they want us to pay $24.95 retail! To be fair, there are some inspiring container gardens in the book. And, to be fair, you could substitute other brands of plants for the Ball plants listed, but the total number of different plants used in the container recipes is limited.
If you want to see dozens and dozens of beautiful container recipes for FREE, go to the Proven Winners Website. Yes, the recipes are advertisements for their own varieties, but at least they're free!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, June 9, 2008

By	CatsX2 (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

I recently took a class on container gardening & the instructor passed around this book. I ordered the book as soon as I returned home from the class. I have planted four containers using this book as a guide & so far, so good. The pictures are wonderful. The guide for each container is easy to follow. The author gives plenty of tips and advice on how to get started at the beginning of the book. I would recommend this book for anymore looking for assistance with container gardening.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ABC's of container gardening, March 25, 2008

By	B. Runyon (Yukon, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is grrrreat. Once I started reading and planting in containers I couldn't stop. The instructions made it so easy and the pictures were so beautiful that before I knew it I had planted almost all of the containers that were pictured in the book. The plants listed were very easy to find. What fun..... I am now able to design my own planted containers. My friends and family have ooooo'd and ahhhhhhhh'd over everything I have done in this book. Everyone should have one!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
This book happened to be very helpful on creating containers. It help me get excellent ideas and also discover new plants that I was unaware existed before I read this book. Read more

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