This is the ultimate guide to cultivating charming gardens in any container. Want to spruce up your outdoor space with fresh flowers, plants, vegetables, and other succulents? "Container Gardening For Dummies, Second Edition" gives you clear, concise, and step-by-step instructions for cultivating charming gardens in everything from a redwood window box to a hanging basket to an old pair of cowboy boots. Featuring eight pages of full-color photos, this helpful guide fills you in on every step of the process, from working with different soil mixes to preventing insects, pests, and diseases to expressing style with color, form, texture, and other design elements. This edition includes 25 percent new and updated material. It covers choosing, planting, and caring for flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables; and up-to-date container trends, including edible gardening. "Container Gardening For Dummies, Second Edition" is a fun, informative guide for inexperienced city slickers and savvy country cousins alike.