Container gardening is the most promising method in an urban environment where traditional forms of planting in the ground is not possible. For these areas are encouraged to use mobile gardens of tropical and subtropical plants. Offered a basic assortment of plants for the city of Rostov-on-Don. It includes 58 species. For areas with high insolation recommended Yucca aloifolia L., Nerium oleander L., Butia capitata Becc., Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, Opuntia robusta H.Wendl., Euonymus japonica Thunb., Cycas revoluta Thunb., Pelargonium zonale L'Herit ex Ait, Ficus microcarpa L.f., Lantana camara L.

Keywords: green building, ekzotary, mobile garden, container plants, tropical and subtropical plants, Rostov-on-Don