A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons Hardcover

'Stunning pictures and packed full of really good advice and inspiration' - Monty Don

'Such a feast for the eyes and GREAT inspiration!' - Jo Whiley

Pots are everywhere in Sarah Raven's garden at Perch Hill. Every corner comes to life with their colour and vibrancy.

A Year Full of Pots overflows with year-round inspiration, planting ideas, and expert advice from Sarah Raven, the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers and A Year Full of Veg.

Growing flowers in pots is accessible, rewarding, and an enjoyable way to enhance any space—from small city plots to expansive gardens. Get the pots right, and your garden will take on a cheerful energy of its own. They are the bubbles in the champagne, the cherries on the cake—the final flourish in making a garden beautiful.

And with pots, there is one iron rule: more is more.

Practical Design Tips for Your Containers

• Discover ingenious tricks for combining flower colours:
  • BRIDE: The star of the show.
  • BRIDESMAID: Similar to the bride but smaller and less conspicuous.
  • GATECRASHER: The colour contrast that brings everything to life.
• Learn about plant structures and forms:
  • THRILLER: Eye-catching focal points.
  • FILLER: Plants that add volume and texture.
  • PILLAR: Vertical forms for height.
  • SPILLER: Plants that cascade or trail for added drama.
• Try simple ideas for instant impact, like raising flower pots onto walls or tables to make them more visible.

Following the seasons, A Year Full of Pots guides you in creating your own evolving tapestry of colour through long-lasting container combinations. Inside, you'll find all the flowers and planting schemes Sarah has tried and tested over decades, along with design principles that work for any scale—whether you have one pot or a garden full of them.

'An archipelago of inspirational potted paradises awaits on every page of this beautiful but also hugely helpful book' - Arthur Parkinson

'An invaluable addition to the gardener's bookshelf' - Sussex Life