The Container Gardener

Whether it's growing herbs or planting succulents to display on your windowsill, containers help you to bring nature to the most inhospitable and smallest of spaces. A range of different planting schemes and types of containers are covered, from urns and troughs to chimney stacks and hanging baskets. Expert advice on what to grow is provided - from bonsais, bulbs and bamboos to tumbling and creeping plants and flowers - and shows you how to make a living wall, a pond in a metal trough or oven your own bespoke containers. 160 pages, paperback. Frances Tophill.