Place a large terracotta pot or a hanging basket bursting with flowers by your front door and the whole area starts to look different, it becomes warmer and more welcoming. This guide covers all aspects of container gardening.

Collins Easy Container Gardening explains how to plant and maintain a wide range of container gardens to provide colour and interest all year round. It features great ideas for all types of container, including pots, window boxes, hanging baskets and the less conventional...Place a large terracotta pot or a hanging basket bursting with flowers by your front door and an amazing thing happens. The whole area starts to look different; it immediately brightens up, feels warmer and more welcoming. It's no wonder that container gardening is so popular. Regardless of your gardening space, soil, time and budget, Collins Easy Container Gardening has interesting, easy planting ideas to suit you. Written in a lively, chatty style, by two prominent, popular gardening writers, the book's down-to-earth and deliberately non-technical approach will appeal to the majority of gardeners.