Ann & Steve Toon / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), in plant pot, captive, UK, March

Ann & Steve Toon / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), in plant pot, captive, UK, March

Ann & Steve Toon / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), in plant pot, captive, UK, March

Nick Turner / A stack of unused plant pots in a garden, UK, September 2008.

Ernie Janes / Potting up Dwarf runner bean plants (Phaseolus sp), UK

Gary K. Smith / Training Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants, gardener fixing string to support greenhouse tomatoes in growbags, note plants in bottomless pots placed in growbag to increase root run. Norfolk, Englan...

Gary K. Smith / Assortment of kitchen garden herbs in pots, chives, marjoram, parsley, basil, thyme, Norfolk, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Assortment of kitchen garden herbs in pots, chives, marjoram, parsley, basil, thyme, Norfolk, UK, June.

Gary K. Smith / Young tomato plants in 9cm pots on greenhouse staging, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Cloves of garlic (Allium sativum) being hand-planted in pots on greenhouse bench, January.

Gary K. Smith / Sowing Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seeds in peat pots in the greenhouse, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Young Tomato seedlings {Solanum lycopersium} in plant pots on potting shed bench, UK, March

Gary K. Smith / Young Tomato seedlings {Solanum lycopersium} UK, March

Gary K. Smith / Man planting Broad bean plants {Vicia faba} in biodegradable fibre pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Planting young Pea seedlings {Pisum sativum} in vegetable plot, UK, March Note - grown in fibre pots raised in greenhouse

Gary K. Smith / Potting shed bench with Coriander, Basil, Parsley and Tomatoe seedlings in terracotta pots, plant labels, knife and pencil, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} being planted in fibre biodegradable, pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Potting shed bench with Coriander, Basil and Parsley herb seedlings in terracotta pots, plant labels, knife and pencil, UK

Gary K. Smith / Man planting Broad bean plants {Vicia faba} in biodegradable fibre pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Man planting Broad bean plants {Vicia faba} in biodegradable fibre pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} seeds planted in fibre biodegradable, pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Small patio pond with Water lily and terracotta plant pots, UK

Gary K. Smith / Broad bean seedlings {Vicia faba} growing in fibre pots, UK.

Gary K. Smith / Traditional Rhubarb bed with terracotta forcing pots, Norfolk, UK, April

David Noton / Woman potting up a plant of rocket, Dorset, England, UK

David Noton / Woman potting a plant of rocket, Dorset, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Planting runner bean (Phaseolus genus) seeds in the greenhouse in spring, UK