Container Gardening - A Simple Way to Grow Flowers and Vegetables in Small Spaces


This month's Wylam Branch Library program on container gardening was informative and fun. There are lots of books to help gardeners get ready for an easy way to grow vegetables and flowers. Container gardening enables gardeners to have much more control over their plants. Containers can be moved so that the gardener determines the sunlight, moisture, and temperature of their gardens. Container gardens are ideal for apartment dwellers.

Container Gardening: a Sunset Outdoor Design & Build Guide 
Get great ideas and expert advice on designing, planting, and caring for beautiful container gardens. Covers the basics of working with color, shape, and scale to create eye-catching compositions.

Container Garden Idea Book
The appeal of this book is visual. Over 300 photos of designs for gardens of all shapes and sizes.

Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers
Ideas on how to grow food and flowers when you don't have a backyard.

Small-Space Container Gardens : Transform your Balcony, Porch, or Patio with Fruits, Flowers, Foliage & Herbs
Lots of ideas on how to beautify a small balcony or porch.

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