Beauty,charm,and simplicity are the hallmarks of the Scandinavian planting techniques featured in Containers in the Garden.Winner of the GardenComm 2023 Laurel Media Awards Gold Award in the Book Publisher/Producer General Readership Category Celebrity gardener and Danish floral designer Claus Dalby shares his signature container gardening style in this gorgeously illustrated book. His distinctive use of a single plant species in each pot,with dozens of planted pots collected together,creates elegant and eye-catching garden displays. Partnered with an abundance of textures and often a monochromatic color palette,Claus's container gardens change with the seasons. By combining flower and foliage colors with beautiful pottery and layered displays,the results are nothing short of extraordinary. In Containers in the Garden,the English-language version of his top-selling Danish gardening book,Claus shares his best-kept secrets so that you,too,can create the container garden of your dreams. Season by season and color by color,you'll learn how to plant,organize,tend,and share your potted plantings. Whether your display is on the front steps or the back patio,the simple yet bold design methods found here create unique garden features that are a joy to behold. The breathtaking photography found within,coupled with Claus's descriptive and personal text,features:
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- Early season container plantings of tulips,primroses,narcissus,and other spring-flowering beauties
- Lush summer pots,overflowing with dahlias,roses,hydrangea,and foxgloves
- Colorful and textural foliage-only containers to add structure and interest to the collection
- Unusual container plants such as spikemosses,wintergreen,oxalises,and even edible plants
- Tropical beauties bring a summer explosion,including cannas, Brugmansia,and hibiscus
- Autumnal fireworks of bronze,gold,and rustround out the seasonal display
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA IncISBN: 9780760374658Number of pages: 176Weight: 840 gDimensions: 267 x 203 mm
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"The author offers plant combinations for every season,teaches you how to style a container in a multi-color or monochromatic color palette,and how to reduce maintenance and keep your pots lush and beautiful. It's an invaluable guide to creating stylish planters for every season.""Containers in the Garden...is one of the best I've seen on container gardening and is packed with stunning displays of texture and color. If you're pressed for garden space,you'll definitely want to pick up a copy!""This lovely publication will not only bring reading joy,but also that great kind of inspiration that comes bundled with the right kinds of "how to"so that anyone can enliven their tiniest (or biggest) of spaces with wonder-inspiring flowering and accent plants.""Containers in the Gardenis a beautiful book worth reading for a newbie or a seasoned container gardener for the inspiration it provides."
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