CONTAINERS UNLIMITED
Garden guru Sean Conway shares imaginative ideas for containers and container plantings, then lists his favorite water plants and woody plants for container gardens. Plus, see how three American artisans craft high-quality pots from clay and concrete, and learn about light-weight reproductions made of fiberglass, foam resin, and plastic.

PLAYFUL ECHEVERIAS
See how Vancouver gardeners Thomas Hobbs and Brent Beattie use shallow containers to display their collection of South American succulents in groupings they call "echeveria pizzas."

WATER GARDENS
Learn how to choose containers for water gardens, how to control mosquitoes, and how to care for water plantings in winter. Then watch as landscape designer and TV personality Kevin Doyle builds a water garden using lotus, papyrus, water lettuce, and more.

PORTABLE BULBS
Third-generation bulb grower Becky Heath shows you how to layer bulbs in a container, and shares her own recipes for sequenced and simultaneous bloom. You'll learn how to protect and care for your potted bulbs during the winter chilling process, and when to uncover them to encourage active growth.

WINDOW BOXES
Learn step by step how to plant a shady window box; get colorful foliage suggestions for shady container plantings; and see how two Seattle gardeners use seasonal plantings to achieve year-round impact with a dynamic window box.

TROUGHS
Get tips for creating small gardens within a garden using trough containers; then get step-by-step instructions for making your own trough using peat moss, perlite, and Portland cement.

HANGING CONTAINERS
Learn how to achieve drama and sophistication with unusual containers, interesting plant combinations, and placement; plus get tips for choosing potting mixtures, fertilizing, and watering your hanging containers.

INSPIRATION
Five gardeners share their ideas for incorporating containers into their gardens to inject color, repeat or emphasize a color scheme, create dramatic focal points, or lend diversity with tender tropicals.

RESOURCES
You'll find complete contact information for sellers of bulbs, water plants, perennials, woody plants, seeds, trough plants, containers, supplies, and watering wands.