Pot gardening is easier, quicker, cleaner and requires less maintenance than open ground gardening. There is a wide choice of attractice containers from antique, to reproduction, to modern and in a wider variety of materials. The selection of plants can be based on species, colour combinations or contrasts. The containers can be limited to a terrace or patio or maybe combined as part of an overall garden design. The choices are endless and the opportunity to experiment without long term commitment is appealing. The text provides gardening advice on species and techniques. In addition to more traditional areas of container gardening, the book also deals with the more unusual such as water gardens, using so-called weeds in pots, growing vegetables and herbs and encouraging natural growths in the form of mosses and lichens.