Container Gardening Complete

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To my son Ty,

the most amazing thing

I’ve ever grown.

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Acknowledgments

Container Gardening Complete has been one of

the most ambitious projects of my career.

I learned a lot along the way and had a heck of

a good time designing, building, growing, and

photographing all the fantastic projects. None of

it would have been possible without the help of

the great crew of professionals at Cool Springs

Press, my supportive family, an amazing group

of photogenic friends, and a rock-solid bunch of

gardening compadres. To all of you, I give a gigantic,

heart-felt thank you!

My editor, Todd Berger, deserves a big dose of

gratitude for entrusting me with this project and

handing me the reins to run with it. Thank you for

answering my many questions and for everything

you did to help this book come to fruition. It’s

been a pleasure working with you!

To my band of extremely gracious models/

friends, Brad and Greta Severson, Bobby and Lisa

Standish, Rebecca and Mike Berty, Ron Sims,

Susan Washburn, Nora Pickell, Liza Thornton,

Kelli Russo, Jackie Simpson, and Hannah Reiff,

I raise a glass to you and thank you for your

willingness to hold a prolonged pose and dig into

a project with energy and enthusiasm—and for

wearing long sleeves and pants on some very

hot days!

Also, thank you to the good folks at Garden

Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery in Wilkinsburg,

Pennsylvania, for their contribution to one of

the projects featured in this book, the Good Bug

Wheelbarrow Garden. Randy and the crew at

Soergel Orchards and Garden Center in Wexford,

Pennsylvania, deserve the same appreciation for

providing me with some of the plants and gorgeous

containers found throughout these pages.

Ron Sims was gracious enough to design and

build the two woodworking projects featured in the

first chapter—the Cedar Planter Box and the Pot

Dolly. Thank you, Ron, for your attention to detail,

your creative work, your good nature, and for

allowing me to feature your designs in these pages.

Thank you to my neighbors and friends, the

Kennedys, the Normans, the Washburns, the

Seversons, and the Bertys, for allowing me to

stage some of the photographs at your homes.

And, a big-time hats-off to the many wonderful

gardeners who let me come to their gardens and

take photographs, including Mary Odom, Anna

Singer, Jessica Carson, Robyn Macerelli, Katie

Casker, Seth and Sonja Finn, Zolina Cook, Joyce

Bolanovich, Jamie Earl, Ilona Yerger (my awesome

mom!), and the World’s Best Kitty and Garden

Sitter, Liza Thornton.

To Paul Wiegman: I’m going to thank you

forever and ever for all you did way back when

to help me develop this wonderful little career of

mine. Had you not welcomed me into the world of

radio all those years ago, things would not be as

they are today.

My fabulous business partners at

SavvyGardening.com, Niki Jabbour, Amy

Andrychowicz, and Tara Nolan, have my utmost

appreciation for their professionalism, humor, and

friendship. When writing a book, there’s nothing

better than having the unfailing support and well-

seasoned advice of other authors. You guys rock!

And most importantly, to my husband John

and my amazing son Ty: your inspiration, support,

and love mean the world to me. Without the two

of you, life wouldn’t be nearly as much fun. You’re

everything that matters.

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