# Rhs Greener Gardening: Containers: The Sustainable Guide to Growing Flowers, Shrubs and Crops in Pots - Hardcover

by **Royal Horticultural Society** (Author)

**The complete primer on how to make an eco-friendly container garden.**

This complete primer on how to make an eco-friendly container garden is dedicated to showing that everyone can have a garden, no matter the size, that can benefit the planet.

_RHS Greener Gardening: Containers_ guides you through greener choices when it comes to creating a container garden including materials, design, plant choice and maintenance. A few pots on the patio or a window box can become a dynamic mini eco system. A balcony garden can attract wildlife. With the right plants to choose from, a patio can hold an orchard. It's all a matter of 'thinking green', using recycled materials when possible, being wildlife-friendly, choosing plants that will avoid waste, and gardening sustainably.

Featuring an easy-to-follow guide to green techniques as well as a helpful series of plant profiles, this is the perfect handbook for a sustainable container garden.

Sections include  
\- Setting up your container garden  
\- Container gardening techniques: sourcing plants, containers & contents, watering, feeding & troubleshooting  
\- Creating containers: growing in groups, choosing a theme, how to create a map or a plan

### Author Biography

Ann Treneman is garden designer who won the RHS People's Choice award for her RHS silver-gilt-medal Wild Kitchen Garden at Chelsea Flower show 2022 (Container Category). She has a masters degree in Landscape Architecture and projects include a sensory and dementia friendly garden in London. She was previously an award-winning journalist, writing on a variety of subjects including politics and theatre for _The Times_ newspaper. She lives and gardens in Bakewell.

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.79 x 9.13 x 6.77 IN

**Publication Date:** April 09, 2024

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