Growing Flowers in Containers: Successfully Create Extraordinary Hanging Baskets, Window Boxes and Other Flower Garden Containers

A container garden is more than flowers in a pot: the vessel, foliage, color, and placement all help shape the finished display. Gloria Daniels’s Growing Flowers in Containers brings those choices together, with guidance on planning and planting arrangements for hanging baskets, window boxes, and other garden containers.

Plan the display before you plant

The book begins with foundational decisions: choosing containers, selecting potting soil, and considering which flowers suit a container planting. It also encourages readers to plan a container before shopping, so the plants and pot can work as parts of one design rather than separate purchases.

Give flowers the care container gardens need

Watering and fertilizing receive dedicated attention. These practical topics sit alongside advice on creating an interesting container and developing a more considered design, helping readers think about both plant care and the overall look of an arrangement.

Explore more than the usual flowerpot 🌼

Specific projects include planting a hanging basket and a window box, designing a rock garden container, and creating a standard fuchsia tree. The contents also include a strawberry-jar planting, with attention to maintaining even moisture for the crop.

For gardeners working with the space they have

With projects and guidance centered on containers, this book may suit gardeners looking to bring flowers to windows, hanging spaces, or other areas where a traditional garden bed is not the focus. It offers a mix of design considerations and hands-on planting subjects for readers who enjoy shaping a garden one container at a time.