This complete guide to planning and planting flower gardens contains detailed information on more than 200 plants that should enhance any garden. From the soft drifting spires of the herbaceous border to the exuberance of a bed of self-seeded annuals, flowers provide colour and drama in any garden. But such effects are not easy to achieve or maintain, particularly in a small garden. This illustrated volume describes the best ways of grouping and mixing flowers. Effects range from a delicate tapestry of colour to massed plantings of one or two species, from rich mixed borders to limited colour schemes and flowers in containers. Detailed descriptions of more than 200 key plants and recommendations on ideal planting companions enable gardeners to choose plants to enhance any garden. Richard Bisgrove is the author of The Problem Garden, The Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll and The History of the English Garden.