This guide offers a variety of ways of using plants to beautify your surroundings, however limited the space, light or soil may be. The text features a plant directory, which contains 150 species selected for their suitability for growing in confined spaces or containers. There are four sections to the book: the first discusses the principal types of "no garden" situation, enabling the reader to identify his or her own particular situation; the second looks at the value of design in small spaces; the third covers the practicalities of growing plants in small spaces; and the fourth contains the plant directory.