Malcolm Hillier draws on his immense creative energy to present a dazzling array of design ideas that prove container displays can be exciting and invaluable sources of garden colour in every season. The highly practical introduction surveys the full range of pots available and sets down design guidelines for mixing pot and plant colours textures and shapes. The heart of the book is a lavishly illustrated catalogue of planting projects for every type of container and every month of the year. Each page reveals a close-up colour photograph of a planting scheme supported by practical tips on growing needs plant quantities and pot size.Photo-essays explore how different garden locations such as flights of steps or entrance porches can be enhanced with container displays. Combined with the planting projects these present a diversity of creative garden ideas that puts Malcom Hillier in a class of his own. Representing outstanding value for money this stylish and contemporary series has been specially created for everyone with a busy lifestyle. Highly practical and inspiring the DK Living series embraces every aspect of a wide range of popular topics from gardening and cookery to beauty and sports.