Nancy J. Ondra

Container Theme Gardens (eBook, ePUB)

42 Combinations, Each Using 5 Perfectly Matched Plants
Fotograf: Cardillo, Rob

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With professional gardener Nancy J. Ondra as the guide, anyone (green thumb or not) can plant designer container gardens using just five plants carefully selected to be perfect partners. From elegant whites to rich reds and stunning succulents to wonderful window boxes, these 42 designs offer the perfect combination for every home style, container, and taste.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612123998
• Artikelnr.: 43817333

Autorenporträt

Nancy J. Ondra, author of Container Theme Gardens, is a garden writer and editor as well as the former owner and operator of a small rare-plant nursery. She is the author or co-author of a dozen gardening books, including Foliage (winner of the 2008 Book Award from the American Horticultural Society), The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer (winner of a 2006 Silver Award from the Garden Writers Association), Five-Plant Gardens, The Perennial Care Manual, Fallscaping, and Grasses. She currently gardens in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and blogs at www.hayefield.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Why Try Containers?
Nine Reasons to Try Containers
Basics of Container Gardening
Playing with Color
  Five-Part Harmony of Color
  Bold Contrast
  Pretty in Pastel
  Rich Reds
  Orange All Over
  Growing Sunshine
  Singin' the Blues
  Regal Purple
  Elegant Whites
  Sparkling Silvers
  Back to Black
Through the Seasons
  Spring Cheer
  All-Summer Color
  Autumn's Brilliance
  Winter Wonders
  Year-Round Interest
Location, Location, Location
  Made for Shade
  Beat the Heat
  Balcony Beauties
Designed to Attract
  Hummingbird Haven
  Butterfly Banquet
  Kid Attraction
Small Wonders
  A Mini Meadow
  Pond in a Pot
  Magic in Miniature
Fun and Colorful Edibles
  Salad on Deck
  Herbs on the Windowsill
  A Pot of Tea
  Bursting with Berries
Special Themes
  Just Right for Night
  Living Perfume
  Asian-Inspired Beauty
All about the Plants
  Annual Appeal
  Perennial Punch for Shade
  Tropical Sunset
  Lovely Leaves
All about the Container
  Terra-Cotta Charm
  The Versatile Plastic Pot
  Copper Beauty
  Cemented in Place
  Country Hardwood
  Eye-Catching Ceramic
Index