Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77415 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 158 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780971222052
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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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.

Customer Reviews

How To ... Use Her Product
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.

Great Gardening Book!
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!

Wonderful Unique Containers
I am new to gardening and this book is a must. The pictures are beautiful and its very clearly written with lots of detail and easy to follow instructions. I've read it 3 times already and plan to create one of these pots on post in my front garden.