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DIVExpanding the notion of the garden, SMALL-SPACE GARDENING will find a spot in every gardener's library.br/divDIVSmall-Space Gardening includes everything necessary for most unusual and stunning selections of plants available to grow in containers. It will stretch your imagination.--National Garden ClubsiBook Reviews/ibr/divDIVSmall Space will find a spot on every gardener's bookshelf.--iHouston Lifestyles & Homes/ibr/divDIVbPeter Loewer/bhas written for all the national gardening magazines, and has written and illustrated several gardening books, includingiThe Wild Gardener/i, which was named one of the 75 Great Gardening Books by the American Horticultural Society. He also wroteiSolving Deer Problems and Solving Weed Problems/i. His radio show,iThe Wild Gardener/i, can be heard on National Public Radio in North Carolina. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.br/divDIVThere's no end to the advantages of gardening in containers, and gardening expert Peter Loewer's new book on the subject provides the perfect introduction.brContainers, of course, are the norm in cities and many suburbs, where space is at a premium, but gardeners with plenty of room will also appreciate the benefits of container planting. Containers dress up front walks and mailboxes, hang brightly from the limbs of trees, and energize a deck with color and life. They are a great laboratory for experiments, and also allow a gardener to grow plants that wouldn't otherwise winter over in northerly climate zones. Older gardeners also love container gardening for its relative simplicity and ease of maintenance.brIn concise chapters, Loewer explains:brLight, dormancy, temperature, and wateringbrPotting and soil mixesbrVertical gardens, including vines in potsbrHow to create your own pool and surround it with a beautiful water gardenbrGrowing fruits like bananas, alpine strawberries, and mangos in containersbrForcing bulbsb