Pots by Julian Matthews & Janine Arents

Bright Ideas for the Modern New Zealand Container Garden

This handbook offers ideas for modern container gardening. Very little more than a pot of paint or two and a generous dash of imagination is required to transform a garden space by painting a background – for example, a fence, wall or trellis. This use of colour can be extended to furniture and other garden accessories. Then there are actual containers – from standard terracotta pots through to the treasures that may be gleaned from a quick forage in your basement, shed or even the local second-hand shop. The plants themselves have been chosen not just because of their striking colours but because they are freely available.