The patio is one part of the garden you can enjoy whatever the season. By planting up tubs, troughs, window-boxes, hanging baskets or raised beds you can have year-round colour and interest. Even in the depths of winter you can look out the window at flowers and coloured foliage.
Not all plants flourish in containers, however. What you need to know to create a versatile garden is which ones thrive in which conditions, how large they will grow, how much water they will need, what compost to use, when they flower and how to support them if they are climbers. This Gardening Which? guide has the answers to all those questions and will save you money, time and effort.
The book contains an extensive A-Z of patio and container plants, covering over 500 spcies of tender perennials, specimen plants and climbers.