Gardening in Containers Author:Editors of the Sunset Books The popularity of raising plants in containers has accelerated in recent years, but it has been a favorite gardening practice for centuries. From the time some unrecorded man admired a prehistoric bloom and brought it in a clump of earth to his dwelling through the periods of pot culture developed by the Egyptians, Romans, and Orientals, there h... more »as been a unique delight in singling out, displaying, and being responsible for special plants that particularly interest us. Container gardening is adaptable and versatile.« less