Gardener’s World: How I Garden: Easy ideas & inspiration for making beautiful gardens anywhere

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This book will show you how to use what you already have, with something to suit everyone's taste, space, and budget!

Chapters range from how to assess your site and develop your own style, through optimising small spaces, to how to choose and grow your plants. He shows us his gravel garden, one of his favourite areas, and takes us into the "engine room" at the back of his garden, home to his greenhouse and where all the practical work takes place.Unlike other gardening books, it's all about finding ideas in the most unlikely places and turning them into something truly personal. With the help of BBC Gardener's World presenter, Adam Frost, you can learn the small plantings, design flourishes, hands-on creative projects, and simple landscaping tricks to transform your garden. Disarmingly candid memoir from a ‘grande dame’ of garden design, filled with pragmatic insights into the practical business of being a designer. Create your perfect garden without breaking the bank, with an easy-to-follow planting guide that is perfect for beginner and seasoned gardeners alike. Discover simple garden design ideas that work equally well for a complete garden makeover or an elegant but low-maintenance garden.

I particularly enjoyed the section on ornamental edibles, which introduced me to Japanese spikenard and lopsided onions.Adam explores how his own garden has allowed him to enjoy the simple pleasures in life and create precious memories - whether it's coming down in the morning and seeing that single flower in a vase or teaching your kids how to make the runner bean chutney that reminds you of your nan. As well as spending time outdoors, the meaning of a garden lies in what you bring inside, from vegetables and herbs to make a family meal to flowers and seedheads to decorate the house. A thoroughly rich and engaging practical guide to creating a wildlife-friendly edible garden that is as beautiful as it is utterly delicious. One of the undoubted benefits of experience is plant knowledge and Frost shares this generously here with lists of his many favourites.