This stylish and simple guide to one of the most popular forms of gardening equips you with all the practical information you might need and inspires with creative ideas to suit all tastes. Taking you through the four components of success - choosing an appropriate pot, selecting a suitable plant, identifying a favourable site and using the best growing method - it shows you how to make effective and changing plant displays in containers and maintain them with ease.

Photographs by: Steven Wooster, Mark Bolton