Bookshelf - Contain Yourself: 101 Fresh ideas for Fantastic Container Gardens; Succulents for the Contemporary Garden - Book Review

Sunset, August, 2003

CONTAINER GARDENING. Contain Yourself: 101 Fresh ideas for Fantastic Container Gardens, by Kerstin P, Ouellet (Ball Publishing, Chicago, 2003; $25; www.ipgbook.com or 800/888-4741), includes photographs, a useful list of colorful plant choices, arid planting plans.

SUCCUULENTS. These sculptural plants are enjoying renewed popularity. You'll see why when you view the striking photographs in Succulents for the Contemporary Garden, by Yvonne Cave (Timber Press, Portland, 2003; $30; www.timberpress. com or 800/327-5680).