Pots

A tropical planting display

Tropical planting display in a Victorian bird cage

Phlebodium aureum or fern

Houseplants How to look after the blue star fern

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Stylish container display with succulents

Agata Wierzbicka's illustration of a Dragon Plant

Houseplants Dragon plants are ideal for beginners

Iris reticulata 'Katharine Hodgkin', Crocus chrysanthus 'Romance', Muscari armeniacum and Anemone blanda 'Charmer'

Forcing bulbs: advice and planting combinations

Container display using a mass-planting of daffodils

Inspiration and advice for planting bulbs in pots

Page from N. B Ward's publication 'On the growth of plants in closely glazed cases', 1852 edition. The illustration depicts a 'Wardian Case' which was developed by Ward, a Physician with an interest in Botany, to protect his fern specimens from air pollution in London. It was later used as a method of safely transporting plant specimens from plant hunting expeditions back to Britain following successful tests by Ward in 1833 on a ship travelling from England to Australia.

The history of terrariums: the Wardian case

A late summer container

Easy charm and subtle colour until early autumn

A small copper butterfly taking a drink of nectar from a thistle head flower, summer days.

How to attract wildlife into the garden

Book and pencil on garden table with old camera and summer flowers in garden

Simple ways to transform your garden this year

Kirsty Ramage pots of style. Photo by Andrew Montgomery

Wild-style spring plant display for the container garden

A mix of Dahlias and grasses are planted up into a greengrocer-style box

Planting ideas for late-summer container display

Sarah Price dahlia container

Creative containers for late summer

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Making an entrance with container displays

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How to create stylish summer container displays