The Garden Librarian http://ilonasgarden.com/my reviewing the best in garden books Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:38:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Container Garden Books Hold More Than Meets The Eye http://ilonasgarden.com/my/uncategorized/container-garden-books-hold-more-than-meets-the-eye/ http://ilonasgarden.com/my/uncategorized/container-garden-books-hold-more-than-meets-the-eye/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:36:57 +0000 GardenLibrarian http://ilonasgarden.com/my/?p=82 In recent years container gardening has become my main source of bright colorful annuals in the garden. I’ve come to enjoy the versatility and creative opportunity that containers provide. It followed that I would pick up some books to further inspire creating containers with interesting plant combinations. The result is several to review for readers here.

The surprise was how much the gardener can get from what might at first seem very specific books for a small niche of readers. Yet, because filling a container with plants is something like a microcosm of creating a larger garden, many of the lessons gleaned from a good book on this topic can be transferred into general garden planning. and while some books are always better than others, the container gardening books were particularly rich in exciting and creatively stimulating photographs.

Upcoming reviews include…

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container of coleus

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