This handbook for practical gardeners includes information for those with little or no gardening knowledge but also as a plant reference for more experienced gardeners. Written simply and with enthusiasm by a gardener, this book includes ideas for planning your own small garden, improving your existing garden, trees for shade and elegance, shrubs for year-round colour, flowers for every day, planting for balconies and patios, how to make and plant tubs and window-boxes, themes and specialty gardens, fruit and vegetable gardens, tools and techniques, garden craft and pests and possible problems for the small garden.