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    [year] => 2014
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    [title] => Saving Container Plants
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    [synopsis] => Enjoy your favorite container plants year after year! From geraniums to fuchsias and beyond, many container plants can be overwintered and enjoyed again the next season. Alice and Brian McGowan offer simple techniques for overwintering a variety of common tender perennial plants based on what kind of dormancy the plants go through in their native environment. With a plant-by-plant guide for quick reference, this Storey BASICS® guide will inspire you to create a stunningly varied container garden that comes to life every spring.  Keep beloved plants coming back for years to come with expert methods for storing and caring for frost-intolerant greenery through the coldest months.

   
	For 18 years, Alice and Brian McGowan owned and operated Blue Meadow Farm, a specialty nursery that was well known for its selection of unusual tender plants. Brian is now the assistant director of horticulture at Wave Hill and Alice is a freelance garden writer. The couple lives in Hyde Park, New York.


	For 18 years, Alice and Brian McGowan owned and operated Blue Meadow Farm, a specialty nursery that was well known for its selection of unusual tender plants. Brian is now the assistant director of horticulture at Wave Hill and Alice is a freelance garden writer. The couple lives in Hyde Park, New York. 
	
	EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
	
	 
	
	Enjoy year after year of blooming beauty from the tender perennials you grow in containers. Benefiting from the overwintering techniques explained by plant experts Alice and Brian McGowan, many of your favorite summer plants, such as dahlias, fuchsias, and geraniums, will survive winter's unfavorable conditions, and you'll save on your plant purchases the following spring. A detailed plant-by-plant guide provides easy reference to more than 100 popular container perennials.
	
	 
	
	Part 1: Gardening with Tenders
	
	 
	
	                What Is a Tender Perennial?
	
	                Selecting Which Plants to Keep
	
	                Why Grow Tenders?
	
	 
	
	Part 2: Overwintering Your Plants
	
	 
	
	                Overwintering 101
	
	                Sunny & Warm
	
	                Cool & Bright
	
	                Dark & Damp
	
	                The Importance of Temperature
	
	                Setting Up Your Site
	
	                Preventing Pest Problems
	
	                Specific Pests and Diseases
	
	                Spring: The Transition
	
	                Storing Plants Outdoors
	
	 
	
	Part 3: The Tender Palette
	
	 
	
	                Quick Tips for Overwintering
	
	                Plant By Plant
	
	                Sources for Plants and Seeds
	
	                Index
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    [series] => Storey Basics
    [subtitle] => Overwintering Techniques for Keeping Tender Plants Alive Year after Year. A Storey BASICS® Title
    [publisher] => Storey Publishing, LLC
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