In this episode sponsored by Genus Gardenwear Joff Elphick travels to the north of the Cotswolds to visit Harriet Rycroft, a garden speaker, consultant, writer, and an expert in container gardening. They talk about her book 'POTS' and wander around Harriet's back garden, home to nearly 800 pots.

• The book has 4 chapters - Learn - Plan - Grow - Care
• Harriet's advice is right plant, right place, and right pot, but at the same time do experiment and have fun.
• A few pests and how to manage them without resorting to chemicals
• Drainage, watering feeding.
• Irrigation
• Pot materials and the question of pot feet
• We talk about a few specific plants. Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'. Oxalis 'Iron Cros'. Begonia carolineifolia. Begonia sizemoreae. Amicia zygomeris. The ' Honka' dahlias. Coleus 'Henna'. Canna 'Russian Red'. Abutilon 'Canary Bird'.
• Climbing plants in pots.