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A fresh approach to gardening by bestselling author and the nation’s favourite gardener Monty Don.

‘Think of your garden like a meal. When you select a recipe, you’re choosing it based on inclination, experience and circumstance. Making a garden, big or small, uses exactly the same process.’

If you are new to gardening, it can seem daunting – with Latin names, various soil types and seasonal requirements, it feels like a lot to learn. But with Monty Don’s new book as a guide you will discover just how joyful and rewarding gardening can be.

Whether you want to grow your own veg, create a child-friendly garden, connect with nature, or make the most of houseplants, Monty will help you unlock your space’s potential, showing you what, where and when to plant. The Gardening Book gives you the basics to grow over 100 popular flowers, foods, shrubs, houseplants and more – each one has a clear, concise, format: what you need, timing, method, and step-by-step photos, all on one spread. It’s a refreshingly accessible approach that will help you build a garden which best serves your needs and enhances your lifestyle.

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Save money and eat fresh with this hands-on guide to home-growing

Growing you own produce is the only way to enjoy delicious, garden-fresh fruit and veg all year round. This practical manual gives you the lowdown on everything from finding the right tools and choosing which plants to grow, to nurturing your crops and bringing in your first harvest. The easy-to-follow advice will help you get started straight away and become a confident and successful kitchen gardener.

• Get going with growing – discover which plants are best for you and how to make the most of your outdoor space
• Prepare your plot – learn how to set up and maintain healthy beds for your fruit and vegetables
• Grow tasty veg – choose your favourite veggies from asparagus and broccoli to courgettes, sweet corn and many more
• Grow your own fruit salad – get quick results from fast-growing berries and learn to nurture slow-growing tree fruit and exotic greenhouse produce

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Written by RHS experts with more than 50 years of combined growing experience, RHS Grow Your Own Veg & Fruit Year Planner provides the life-changing advice that gardeners need to grow a year-round supply of healthy fruit and vegetables for their table. The book starts with planning what to grow and where to grow it, whether that’s an allotment, a series of containers, raised bed or veg patch, then how to get the best from your soil, and how to get started. Next, in season-by-season chapters, the book takes the reader from sowing to harvesting with simple, clear instructions that will help them stay on top of the challenges and joys of a productive garden. From apples to asparagus, raspberries to radishes, this book will show how to apply age-old techniques to get the most from your plot.

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This is a TV tie-in for a new BBC TV series “Grow Your Own Veg!” by TV presenter and highly regarded gardener Carol Klein, who has collaborated with the Royal Horticultural Society to create a lavishly illustrated, easy-to-follow, practical and inspiring beginner’s handbook to everything anyone ever needs to know to grow vegetables, salads, and herbs all year round. “Grow Your Own Veg!” complements and builds upon the information covered in the TV series of the same name and provides all the practical know-how to get growing your own vegetables. Combining Carol Klein’s no-nonsense and enthusiastic approach to gardening, much loved by viewers of “Gardeners’ World” on BBC TV, with the horticultural best practice from the Royal Horticultural Society, this is a genuinely step-by-step beginner’s guide to growing an aspirational but achievable range of food plants. Whatever the size of a garden, this is a book to convert readers to the pleasures of growing and harvesting their own food plants. From preparing a plot, planning what to plant, and how to grow any one of the 40 featured food plants, this is a book to which veg growers can return every year, whatever their level of expertise.

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This sumptuous book showcases the work of one of today’ s most highly regarded floral designers. Paula Pryke leads you through every decision, from the choice of a theme to the selection of individual flower varieties, offering a wealth of ideas along the way.

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Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:

Grow Food for Free & Veg in One Bed By Huw Richards 2 Books Collection Set:

Grow Food for Free:
Huw Richards set himself a challenge – to be self-sufficient by growing his own fruit and veg for free for a year. He succeeded, and now wants to help you do the same.Grow your own food in your home garden, allotment or container and look forward to a bountiful harvest year-round. You can plant fruit and veg at home without spending a penny and Huw Richard’s shows you how.Packed with tried-and-tested advice, this gardening book covers: – Finding a space to grow – in the garden or on a terrace or balcony – and sourcing the materials you need- Deciding what to grow your crops in (the ground, a raised bed, or containers)- Clear growing instructions on more than 30 species of popular annual and perennial crops- Huw Richards’ 52-week journal of how he grew his own food for free for a year without spending a penny.

Veg in One Bed:
In just one raised bed, author Huw Richards, shows you exactly how to grow vegetables organically, abundantly and inexpensively so you have something to harvest every month of the year.Here’s what you’ll find inside:- Month-by-month guide to what to do and how to do it, including what pests to look out for, and what can be harvested.- Covers first year in detail, with the final chapter on ‘Next Steps’ providing suggestions of what to do in years two and three.- Illustrations show you what the bed should look like month to month.- Windowsill planting ensures early success cultivating plants before they are transferred into the bed.- Maintenance sections ensure readers know how to keep their plants (and raised bed) healthy each month.- Includes instructions on assessing your site and building a 4x10ft (1.2x3m) raised bed.

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Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops – without back-breaking effort!

Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well now you can!
By following the simple steps set out in No Dig, in just a few short hours you can revolutionise your vegetable patch with plants already in the ground from day one!

Charles Dowding is on a mission to teach that there is no need to dig over the soil, but by minimising intervention you are actively boosting soil productivity. In fact, The less you dig, the more you preserve soil structure and nurture the fungal mycelium vital to the health of all plants. This is the essence of the No Dig system that Charles Dowding has perfected over a lifetime growing vegetables.

So put your gardening gloves on and get ready to discover:

– Guides and calendars of when to sow, grow, and harvest.
– Inspiring information and first-hand guidance from the author
– “Delve deeper” features look in-depth at the No Dig system and the facts and research that back it up.
– The essential role of compost and how to make your own at home.
– The importance of soil management, soil ecology, and soil health.

Now one of the hottest topics in environmental science, this “wood-wide web” has informed Charles’s practice for decades, and he’s proven it isn’t just trees that benefit – every gardener can harness the power of the wood-wide web. Featuring newly- commissioned step-by-step photography of all stages of growing vegetables and herbs, and all elements of No Dig growing, shot at Charles’s beautiful market garden in Somerset, you too will be able to grow more veg with less time and effort, and in harmony with nature – so join the No Dig revolution today!

A must-have volume for followers of Charles Dowding who fervently believe in his approach to low input, high yield gardening, as well as gardeners who want to garden more lightly on the earth, with environmentally friendly techniques like organic and No Dig.

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Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image Shall be Dispatched Collectively:

RHS How To Garden When You’re New To Gardening By The Royal Horticultural Society & RHS Gardening Through the Year By Ian Spence 2 Books Collection Set:

RHS How To Garden When You’re New To Gardening:
ISBN-10 : 0241336651
ISBN-13 : 978-0241336656
Creating a garden that you can enjoy and keep looking beautiful all year round is easier than you think! With the expertise of the Royal Horticultural Society, you’ll find simple step-by-step instructions, with clear images to help you create your dream garden, no matter the size and scale.Get to know your garden and choose plants that will grow well in particular soil types and conditions year after year. From growing root crop to cutting back ivy, this book gives you lots of simple garden ideas and projects that you can do yourself. Even if you’ve never sowed a seed or pulled a weed, RHS How to Garden When You’re New To Gardening contains everything you need to kickstart your new outdoor hobby!

RHS Gardening Through the Year:
ISBN-10 : 0241315611
ISBN-13 : 978-0241315613
This RHS book will make gardening easier by providing helpful guidelines and realistic advice, so you can plan out your time efficiently and effectively. Packed with beautiful photo galleries that showcase each month’s “Star Plant”, you’ll be inspired to have your own garden blooming throughout the year! Explore more than 350 different varieties in the A-Z illustrated plant directory. Discover top tips to guide you with clear, easy-to-follow gardening advice and illustrated step-by-step projects and gardening ideas. This fully updated edition includes brand-new visual galleries that showcase a garden throughout the year, with inspirational ideas for achieving colour schemes, your favourite scent, or striking foliage in your garden.

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Expert planting advice for growing fruit and vegetables in pots from the acclaimed English garden – with 50 delicious recipes

Beautifully illustrated, Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots provides clear, practical information on growing fruit and vegetables in containers, whether that be a window box or a terracotta pot on a balcony. Aaron Bertelsen of the acclaimed English garden at Great Dixter will guide you through what to grow, which pots to use, give personal tips on varieties to choose, and advice on cultivation and care. Featuring more than 50 delicious recipes, Bertelsen shows that lack of space is no barrier to growing what you want to eat, and proves that harvesting and cooking food you have grown yourself is a total pleasure, with dishes that showcase a few perfectly chosen – and personally grown – ingredients.

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Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:

Huw Richards Collection 3 Books Set (Veg in One Bed, Grow Food for Free & The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook):

Veg in One Bed:
Grow your own vegetable garden with this practical, straightforward gardening guide.There is nothing more fulfilling than growing your own home produce. You don’t have to be a seasoned gardener to produce a healthy, flourishing garden – all you need is a few seeds, water, sunlight, good advice and patience!In just one raised bed, author Huw Richards, shows you exactly how to grow vegetables organically, abundantly and inexpensively so you have something to harvest every month of the year.

Grow Food for Free:
Grow your own food in your home garden, allotment or container and look forward to a bountiful harvest year-round. You can plant fruit and veg at home without spending a penny and Huw Richard’s shows you how.Packed with tried-and-tested advice, this gardening book covers:- Finding a space to grow – in the garden or on a terrace or balcony – and sourcing the materials you need- Deciding what to grow your crops in (the ground, a raised bed, or containers)- Clear growing instructions on more than 30 species of popular annual and perennial crops.

The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook:
A recent study suggests 38% of British adults use their gardens to grow herbs and vegetables. But with the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career, a lot of today’s green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for vegetable growing.Huw is on a mission to change that!Whatever your horticultural hopes may be, Huw Richards brings you a veg-growing guide that is sure to shape the next generation of green-fingered gardeners like never before, full of top tips on smart gardening, without compromising on time, effort or money.

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