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The Bold Container Garden

Joyful Combinations. Dramatic Color. Endless Inspiration.—With 75 Easy Plant-by-Number Layouts
By Christina Salwitz
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Create bold, eye-catching container displays with confidence and style with these 75 foolproof, designer-crafted planting plans. Establishing striking container gardens doesn't require years of experience or a natural design instinct—just the right guidance. In The Bold Container Garden, professional container garden designer Christina Salwitz shares her... Read More
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The Bold Container Garden delivers design and planting advice, plus 75 easy, plant-by-number layouts that help you craft dramatic, eye-catching container plantings with confidence, creativity, and season-spanning style.

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Create bold, eye-catching container displays with confidence and style with these 75 foolproof, designer-crafted planting plans.

Establishing striking container gardens doesn't require years of experience or a natural design instinct—just the right guidance. In The Bold Container Garden, professional container garden designer Christina Salwitz shares her signature approach to high-impact planting, combining fearless colour, dramatic texture, and thoughtful composition into easy-to-follow templates.

Organised to both teach and inspire, the book walks you through the foundations of great design—then shows you how to break the rules for even more exciting results. Whether you're styling a small balcony, framing an entryway, or elevating a patio, each project is designed to help you achieve maximum visual impact with minimal uncertainty.

Inside, you'll find:

  • 75 plant-by-number design templates, each accompanied by a labelled colour photograph of the finished container, to take the guesswork out of creating stunning container combinations
  • Expert guidance on colour, texture, scale, and form to help you design your container garden with confidence
  • Detailed plant lists and layout advice for easy planning and flawless execution
  • Practical advice on pot selection and placement to maximise both plant health and visual impact
  • Seasonal inspiration and finishing touches that elevate your containers from simple to showstopping

More than just a how-to guide, this book is a creative toolkit for transforming everyday pots into extraordinary focal points—helping you design boldly, plant confidently, and grow beautifully.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798317900830

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 January 2027

Country: United States

Imprint: Cool Springs Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 980g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Christina Salwitz is The Personal Garden Coach-a horticulturist, garden coach, dynamic garden designer, award-winning author, and horticultural photographer with an eye for bold beauty and practical elegance. A lifelong gardener and former fashion merchandising major, Christina has a knack for blending form, function, and fabulous foliage into unforgettable container gardens and landscapes.Her design work and signature style-centered on stunning foliage combinations and year-round impact-have been featured in numerous books and magazines internationally. Christina co-authored the top-selling books Fine Foliage and Gardening with Foliage First with Karen Chapman, inspiring gardeners everywhere to rethink the power of leaves. Her newest book, The Bold Container Garden, offers guidance on designing dramatic and inspirational container gardens and includes 75 plant-by-number templates. Christina is also a sought-after speaker across North America, known for her high-energy presentations on design, merchandising, and horticultural trends. Her striking plant photography appears in publications, blogs, retail spaces, and marketing campaigns. She served as a merchandising consultant for The Garden Center Group while maintaining a horticultural trade magazine column titled "Dirty Secrets" for many years.

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