The Container Expert (Expert Series) - Softcover

Hessayon, Dr. D.G.

 
9780903505437: The Container Expert (Expert Series)

Synopsis

Keeping plants in containers is a quick and easy way to start gardening - without spending a fortune.Nowadays, there is a wide variety to choose from and a huge number of plants to try - even fruit, vegetables and herbs can be container grown.The Container Expert shows you how to use every available space in your garden for year-round colour, with advice on: How and where to use containers. Hanging baskets, window boxes and pots. The best plants to use. Visual impact, balance and colour. Caring for your containers. Dealing with problems, pests and diseases.

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About the Author

Dr David Hessayon initiated a major innovation in gardening publications in 1959 with the first of his Gardening Expert guides. These best-selling guides have had an unparalleled influence on gardening over the past 50 years. There are over 51 million copies in print. He was awarded the 1993 Gardening Book of the Year Award from the Garden Writers Guild and received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement 'Oscar' at the National British Book Awards. In 1999 he received a Guinness World Record Award as 'Britain's best-selling living author of the 1990s'. He lives in Essex, and has two daughters and four grandchildren.

From the Back Cover

This really is the Expert for everyone - from window sills to country estates, everyone has room for a container or two. No other section of gardening is growing so fast. The Container Expert reveals all the secrets for successful container gardening.

* Everything from types of containers to suitable plants. * Chapters on arranging containers, caring for them and container troubles.

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