Container Gardening For Dummies

I'm sure I'm not alone in having friends who have green thumbs.  Actually, they have green hands - magic powers - when it comes to gardening.   They seem to put together beautiful floral masterpieces like this, almost effortlessly.

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Or this...

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Or this...

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I am not one of those people.  Lucky for me, the world doesn't have to know that.  It will be our little secret.

So, what do you do when you don't have natural gardening skills?  You fake it.  You heard me.  Fake. it.  That's what I do.

How?  There are great tools out there for those of us who are gardening-challenged.  One of my favorites, that I reference year after year, is the Proven Winners Container Design Book.  First off, it's FREE.  FREE, people.  It's like paint by numbers, for planting beautiful flower container gardens.  Seriously, they totally dumb it down - in a good way.  There are lots of catalogs to peruse too  - take a peek.

Here is an urn that I planted one year with their help:

Inspired by this in their catalog...

Proven Winners Container Design Book for Gardeners

But do you see the little cheater-guide at the bottom?  It tells you what plants to buy and takes it to the next level by showing you where to plant them.  Their ideas are serious eye candy - eye-deas, if you will.  (That's lingo thrown about by the gardening-challenged.)

Proven Winners Container Design Book for Gardeners

I'm all for things that enhance the curb appeal of a home, which beauties like these definitely do.

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That, my friends, is the secret to looking like you know what you're doing when it comes to beautiful container gardening.  No more excuses.  It's literally as easy as 1-2-3.  You can find even more Container Gardening for Dummies ideas from Better Homes & Gardens.  Great stuff.

As a side note - I am in no way compensated by Proven Winners - I just seriously love these catalogs, and thought you might appreciate them too!

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