The author offers practical guidance for designing and maintaining flower borders and woodland spaces centered on deliberate colour schemes and seasonal succession. She recommends dedicating borders to short periods of peak display, treating plantings as pictorial compositions rather than random collections, and arranging masses, lines, and proportions for continuous, harmonious vistas. Month-by-month chapters and topic sections cover early bulbs, spring and summer borders, wood and shrubbery edges, special colourings, climbers, container grouping, winter interest, and form in planting; plans and illustrations accompany advice on selection, grouping, and maintenance.