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A complete illustrated guide to growing plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables outdoors in pots. Published in cooperation with the Institute of Urban Horticulture of the New York Botanical Garden.

Sections on choosing containers, looking after plants, designing with plants and containers and plants suitable for containers.

Lots of line drawings and illustrations supported with some photos.

Small book with lots of photos which give ideas which can be used or adapted. Has some monochrome plans which are also illustrated with photos. Not very strong on "how to" technicalities of hard landscaping or detailed planting plans which can be frustrating.

Good sections on different garden stylrd (cottage, japanese, counrtyard etc). Book is split into four sections. Section 1: designing a garden: making a plan, principles of design and planting, site prep and gives 10 example designs. Section 2: garden elements: boundaries, surfaces, features, water and living in the garden. Section 3: top 100 plants. Section 4: gardening techniques. Plenty of pictures, diagrams and "how to" backed by thorough text explanations.