The delicate green of lettuces growing beside bright red tomatoes and the red stalks of spinach beet pushing upward among tall maize cobs just go to show that when cleverly arranged, many vegetables are just as decorative as ornamental plants. They can also be grown just as easily in tubs and containers.
This full colour guide with fabulous photographs shows you how to grow healthy vegetables in containers, and provides tips on choosing the right container, sowing and harvesting and designing using colour and leaf shapes. Advice is also given on pots, tubs and hanging baskets.
