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The Container Garden Recipe Book
57 Designs for Pots, Window Boxes, Hanging Baskets, and More
Lana Williams(0)
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Over 50 step-by-step recipes for stunning outdoor planters of all shapes and sizes, in Artisan's bestselling flower recipe book format.
We're taking the Recipe Book series outside! In the Container Garden Recipe Book, Lana Williams of the Oakland-based Tender Gardener offers readers dozens of step-by-step recipes for lush outdoor planters, from classic terra-cotta pots to window boxes, urns, bowls, and more. There are recipes specifically designed to adorn your porch or patio (a rustic birdcage-cum-hanging basket, a stately Japanese maple planted in a painted terra-cotta urn) and others that are perfect for backyard entertaining (an elegant tabletop trough of succulents, a concrete water garden that's sure to be a conversation starter). And with Lana as their guide, readers' yards will never be bare thanks to creative designs for all seasons, from urns bursting with spring bulbs to a summer trough brimming with fresh herbs and an heirloom pumpkin converted into the perfect home for fall blooms.
And recreating these stunning designs couldn't be simpler! Each recipe includes a detailed ingredients list and step-by-step instructions, along with hundreds of photos showing where and how to place each plant. Also included is foundational information on planting techniques, care instructions, choosing the right container, as well as plant spotlights highlighting foolproof options for all climates and seasons, from spring bulbs to evergreens. Lana Williams is the owner of The Tender Gardener, a plant shop and design company that opened in 2020 in Oakland, California. She leads local workshops on container gardening, plant care basics, repotting, plant design principles, wreath making, and flower arranging. She has taught online plant care classes at Creativebug. When she is not tending to her garden or greenhouse, you can find her in her studio painting and making ceramics. Follow her on Instagram at @The_Tender_Gardener. Introduction
Getting Started
Chapter 1: Pots
Egyptian Terra-Cotta
Terra-Cotta Trio
Ingredient Spotlight: Daffodil, Jonquil, and Narcissus
Ingredient Spotlight: Nasturtium
Painted Terra-Cotta
Minimalist Ceramic
Vintage Terra-Cotta
Mid-Century Concrete
Square Terra-Cotta
Hand-Built Ceramic
Color-Dipped Ceramic
White Terrazzo
Wooden Barrel
Ingredient Spotlight: Tickseed
Checkered Fiberglass
Ceramic Trio
Metallic-Glazed Ceramic
Fiberglass Orb
Large Minimal Terra-Cotta
Chapter 2: Window Boxes
Copper Window Box
Ingredient Spotlight: Hellebores
Boat-Shaped Trough
Ingredient Spotlight: Water Hyacinth
Concrete Trough
Glazed Ceramic Trough
Traditional Window Box
Long Table Trough
Fiber-Concrete Trough
Minimal Window Box
Chapter 3: Urns
Classic Concrete
Ingredient Spotlight: Caladium
Vintage Painted Iron
Woven Metal
Traditional
Contemporary Hourglass
Ingredient Spotlight: Coleus
Modern Concrete
Painted Clay
Chapter 4: Bowls
Geometric Terrazzo
Ingredient Spotlight: Coralbells
Large Terra-Cotta
Contemporary Fiber Concrete
Ingredient Spotlight: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Glazed Ceramic
Fluted Ceramic
Corten Steel
Square Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern
Chapter 5: Hanging Baskets
Square Wire
Aged Metal
Modern Copper
Hand-Built Ceramic
Painted Metal
Contemporary Glazed Ceramic
Conical Wicker
Ingredient Spotlight: Licorice Plant
Ingredient Spotlight: Pansy and Viola
Chapter 6: Unconventional Containers
Hollow Log
Ingredient Spotlight: Oxalis
Gard-N-Tote Toolbox
Vintage Tire
Bronze Bucket
Antique Watering Trough
Ingredient Spotlight: Scotch Moss and Irish Moss
Soil Sieve
Pumpkin
Blue Milk Crate
Copper Water Dispenser
Resources
Plant Index
Acknowledgments
We're taking the Recipe Book series outside! In the Container Garden Recipe Book, Lana Williams of the Oakland-based Tender Gardener offers readers dozens of step-by-step recipes for lush outdoor planters, from classic terra-cotta pots to window boxes, urns, bowls, and more. There are recipes specifically designed to adorn your porch or patio (a rustic birdcage-cum-hanging basket, a stately Japanese maple planted in a painted terra-cotta urn) and others that are perfect for backyard entertaining (an elegant tabletop trough of succulents, a concrete water garden that's sure to be a conversation starter). And with Lana as their guide, readers' yards will never be bare thanks to creative designs for all seasons, from urns bursting with spring bulbs to a summer trough brimming with fresh herbs and an heirloom pumpkin converted into the perfect home for fall blooms.
And recreating these stunning designs couldn't be simpler! Each recipe includes a detailed ingredients list and step-by-step instructions, along with hundreds of photos showing where and how to place each plant. Also included is foundational information on planting techniques, care instructions, choosing the right container, as well as plant spotlights highlighting foolproof options for all climates and seasons, from spring bulbs to evergreens. Lana Williams is the owner of The Tender Gardener, a plant shop and design company that opened in 2020 in Oakland, California. She leads local workshops on container gardening, plant care basics, repotting, plant design principles, wreath making, and flower arranging. She has taught online plant care classes at Creativebug. When she is not tending to her garden or greenhouse, you can find her in her studio painting and making ceramics. Follow her on Instagram at @The_Tender_Gardener. Introduction
Getting Started
Chapter 1: Pots
Egyptian Terra-Cotta
Terra-Cotta Trio
Ingredient Spotlight: Daffodil, Jonquil, and Narcissus
Ingredient Spotlight: Nasturtium
Painted Terra-Cotta
Minimalist Ceramic
Vintage Terra-Cotta
Mid-Century Concrete
Square Terra-Cotta
Hand-Built Ceramic
Color-Dipped Ceramic
White Terrazzo
Wooden Barrel
Ingredient Spotlight: Tickseed
Checkered Fiberglass
Ceramic Trio
Metallic-Glazed Ceramic
Fiberglass Orb
Large Minimal Terra-Cotta
Chapter 2: Window Boxes
Copper Window Box
Ingredient Spotlight: Hellebores
Boat-Shaped Trough
Ingredient Spotlight: Water Hyacinth
Concrete Trough
Glazed Ceramic Trough
Traditional Window Box
Long Table Trough
Fiber-Concrete Trough
Minimal Window Box
Chapter 3: Urns
Classic Concrete
Ingredient Spotlight: Caladium
Vintage Painted Iron
Woven Metal
Traditional
Contemporary Hourglass
Ingredient Spotlight: Coleus
Modern Concrete
Painted Clay
Chapter 4: Bowls
Geometric Terrazzo
Ingredient Spotlight: Coralbells
Large Terra-Cotta
Contemporary Fiber Concrete
Ingredient Spotlight: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Glazed Ceramic
Fluted Ceramic
Corten Steel
Square Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern
Chapter 5: Hanging Baskets
Square Wire
Aged Metal
Modern Copper
Hand-Built Ceramic
Painted Metal
Contemporary Glazed Ceramic
Conical Wicker
Ingredient Spotlight: Licorice Plant
Ingredient Spotlight: Pansy and Viola
Chapter 6: Unconventional Containers
Hollow Log
Ingredient Spotlight: Oxalis
Gard-N-Tote Toolbox
Vintage Tire
Bronze Bucket
Antique Watering Trough
Ingredient Spotlight: Scotch Moss and Irish Moss
Soil Sieve
Pumpkin
Blue Milk Crate
Copper Water Dispenser
Resources
Plant Index
Acknowledgments