Feb 18th, 2010
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants
Price: $17.95
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants
Product Description
With their colorful leaves, sculptural shapes, and simple care, succulents are beautiful yet forgiving plants for pots. If grown in containers, these dry-climate jewels—which include but are not limited to cacti—can be brought indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world.
In this inspiring compendium, the popular author of Designing with Succulents provides everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning container displays of exceptionally waterwise plants. The extensive palette includes delicate sedums, frilly echeverias, cascading senecios, edgy agaves, and fat-trunked beaucarneas, to name just a few. Easy-to-follow, expert tips explain soil mixes, overwintering, propagation, and more.
Define your individual style as you effectively combine patterns, colors, textures, and forms. Discover how top designers interpret the dramatic options, in ideas ranging from exquisite plant-and-pot combinations to extraordinary topiaries and bonsai. Expand your repertoire with plump-leaved plants that resemble pebbles, stars, and undersea creatures. Short on space? Create vertical gardens and hanging baskets, and use daisylike rosettes in wall displays.
Each of the more than 300 photographs offers an inspiring idea. A-to-Z descriptions cover 350 of the best succulents, plus companion plants. Whether your goal is a gorgeous potted garden for a sunny windowsill or outdoor living area—or simply making great gifts—this is a comprehensive primer for creating vibrant, living works of art.
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants
This wonderful plant book is a keeper.It has so many good ideas for growing beautiful xerophile flowering plants.Rather than having none,use native species that won’t wither away.Many good ornamental container ideas.The various creations enhance the patio atmosphere and improve the richness of the surrounding environs.Smart ideas and practical solutions to common gardening situations.With the ‘El Nino’ effect ,many summers seemed quite dry.I hope the weather pattern returns to normal soon.This book is an excellent reference and will become a classic among serious gardeners.
Star Rating: 5 / 5
For anyone who didn’t purchase Debra’s last book “Designing With Succulents” this dazzling new effort “Succulent Container Gardens” is a must have. Every home gardener, succulent admirer and professional designer should rush to buy this beautifully constructed and organized work. With the trend toward water wise plants and water conservation in our gardens this book puts it’s best foot forward in helping us develop strategies to conserve water. It proves that container plantings don’t have to be short lived annuals requiring high maintenance to be striking and wonderfully designed. As Landscape Architects we are working more consistently with Clients who are requesting succulents, both for their gardens and container plantings. You will want to keep this great book close to you for reference.
Robert Dean, RLA #2322
Steve Wichmann, RLA #3777
Garner Wichmann Dean – Landscape Architects
Star Rating: 5 / 5