Divided into five chapters, this book covers the basics of planting and plant care, including simple propagation technques. Each section then looks in turn at hanging baskets, window boxes and other containers. Step-b y-step instructions explain how to plant and there are planting ideas not only for summer but also for off-season displays. The stress throughout is on using the full range of both plant material and containers, from familiar lobelias and herbs and even topiary, and from conventional baskets to urns or colanders. A plant directory lists a range of plants, with their particular qualitities and cultivation requirements, suitable for such containers.