Container gardening can be a quick-and-easy 'short-cut' to creating a stylish garden environment.

Whether in a design for a small private garden, or a landscaping plan for a complex commercial development, planters can be much more than an accessory. Used as functional tools to define different areas, to signpost features and to lead the eye, they become an integral part of the plan for sculpting the space, as well as a decorative feature.