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Everyone here should buy a magazine on container gardening!
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Posted by sahoyaref Alberta z3a (My Page) on Fri, Apr 22, 05 at 19:17
| Last year I bought the ones put out by Horticulture magazine and Fine Gardening magazine, and they were awesome! I think they were called 'Garden Style' and 'Container Gardening', respectively (but I could have that mixed up). So many answers to so many questions on this forum, and so many great photos and ideas. Even if you've been balcony gardening forever, you will be inspired. Some of their 'small' gardens aren't so small of course, but still, it's so nice to see the variety of plants that can be grown in pots, along with tips on forcing bulbs, decorating your own terracotta pots, plant combinations, overwintering, etc. So especially if you're new and don't know where to start, buy a magazine or two! That'll get the creative juices flowing, and give you the basic how-to knowledge you need. |
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RE: Everyone here should buy a magazine on container gardening!
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| I really think that is a great idea, but how come is it that this thread stays at the top of the list? Just curious. |
RE: Everyone here should buy a magazine on container gardening!
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| Hi! Fine Gardening had a special issue for the Summer of 2005 called, "Plant Combinations". I found it while browsing magazines at the supermarket. Although it is landscape oriented, so many of these plants can be used in containers (depending on your zone, of course). You might want to keep an eye open for it; I thought it was quite good. |
RE: Everyone here should buy a magazine on container gardening!
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| Threads seem to stay up at the top of the list until someone replies to them. |
RE: Everyone here should buy a magazine on container gardening!
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| I picked up one of those at the supermarket because it had a great tear out and save section on drought tolerant plants for hanging baskets and new ideas for sun-loving plants in strawberry jars. I don't typically buy them, however, because many of them focus on the gorgeous, varied, and plentiful options for new england and midwest temperate climates; options that would never take off or soon wither in the demanding "armpit of america" that is houston, TX. |
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