What to Sow, Grow and Do
A seasonal garden guide
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Quarto Publishing PLC
Published:3rd May '22
Should be back in stock very soon
"I think this book will quickly become an insightful gardening friend."
–– Adam Frost, garden designer and TV presenter
Discover what to do at just the right time to create a garden that's full of life and colour all year round in this invaluable book, now shortlisted for the GMG PRACTICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR award.
What to Sow, Grow and Do is a season-by-season guide that brings together projects, advice, task lists and ideas to help you plan your time in the garden, inspire your planting and nurture a deeper relationship with nature.
Tracking a year in the garden, it guides you in what to do through a series of how-to tasks and helpful checklists. It also celebrates each season, highlighting the plants to enjoy, the wildlife to spot and the changes you can notice in the garden and beyond.
Seasonal jobs cover everything from pruning roses to planting summer bulbs, together with ideas on encouraging and supporting a garden that's full of beneficial insects and wildlife. Armed with this book, you can create a thriving, flourishing garden that’s a joy to be in.
Whether you are a seasoned horticulturalist or are just starting on your gardening adventure, this guide is an indispensable companion to your year in the garden.
"Ben not only has an innate understanding of how to grow, he knows how to draw the best from every season, and I think this book will quickly become an insightful gardening friend." -- Adam Frost * garden designer and TV presenter *
"This is a great, uplifting, intelligent and practical book full of sound advice for anyone wanting to garden, written by a talented and creative gardener." -- Fergus Garrett * plantsman and head gardener at Great Dixter *
"Honest, useful, eminently readable and extremely beautiful, this is a book filled with decades of hands-on knowledge. The words and photographs are sumptuous – you find yourself immersed in the possibilities of the seasons through pages brimming with ideas and personable, accessible ideas. In short, this lovely book will be a welcome all-seasons addition to my shelf. It's an absolute delight." -- Ann-Marie Powell * garden designer and author *
"Benjamin is one of the new generation of artist-gardeners and in this beautiful book he shares his endless knowledge with such ease and pushes the art and craft of gardening to another level." -- Annie Guilfoyle * garden designer and co-founder of Garden Masterclass *
ISBN: 9780711269934
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 770g
240 pages