Written by a Chelsea medal-winning gardener, this book explains how to use a wide range of plants for summer displays. It takes the reader through every stage of the design process, explaining how to use a wide range of plants for summer displays, including trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, foliage plants, grasses and especially roses. The book includes ideas for creating herb gardens and using plants in containers, and features specially-created planting schemes. The illustrations include watercolour paintings of garden scenes.