Container gardening / Paul Williams

This is the container gardening book that real gardeners have been waiting for -- a practical as well as creative guide to planting and maintaining every type of garden container including pots, troughs, and window boxes. Paul Williams, a former head gardener with years of experience at a variety of gardens, and now a highly regarded author and lecturer, offers professional advice on innovative combinations that really work, while providing the essential knowledge required to care for plants throughout the year. Every container in this book was planted and tended by Paul Williams. The majority of the combinations took weeks or even months to come to perfection and throughout the author shares his cultivation methods and professional secrets for lasting success. The tremendous variety of containers included will provide a wide selection to inspire gardeners everywhere, however small their plot. The encyclopedic range of recommended plants covers every hue and texture, and includes irresistible combinations of plants, from the familiar to the exotic. Book jacket.