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Whether you want to garden at a more accessible height, improve soil fertility, nurture plants with particular needs, or simply enjoy a closer sensory experience, growing in raised beds will help you reach new heights in the garden. Raised beds are possible in any sized garden, even on balconies, but it needs expert advice to create the optimum growing conditions, achieve the most practical use of space tailored to your individual needs, and ensure longevity of the raised bed structure.Featuring clear diagrams, inspired planting plans, and step-by-step photography of beds built from scratch, this book will be the ultimate guide on your raised bed journey.In addition, 8 international gardeners share their love for raised beds and provide planting designs that will open your eyes to creative possibilities.From siting and designing, choosing materials and growing media, to ongoing maintenance and how best to care for your plants, The Raised Bed Book is the final word on growing above ground.

Winner of the Garden Media Guild's Practical Book of the Year 2025, this is the ultimate guide to gardening under glass.Thinking of buying a greenhouse but aren’t sure what to grow in it, or how? Or maybe you've inherited a garden with a greenhouse, but haven’t got a clue what to do with it? Whatever your journey to growing under glass, this book gives a clear, inspiring, and brilliantly illustrated approach to all things greenhouse.A protected growing environment provides shelter and warmth to a broad range of tender plants, both edible and ornamental, and can open up a fascinating new world of gardening. Starting plants off early under glass also enables you to extend the growing season, providing additional weeks and months of home-grown, sustainable produce to enjoy and flowers to admire.From initial planning considerations and ongoing maintenance, to all the exciting and unusual plants that can be grown; from overwintering exotics, to hardening off seedlings and protecting summer crops against pests and diseases, there is a wealth of information to be shared. And you don't need a large garden: with a patio greenhouse, cold frame, and cloches, anyone with outside space can enjoy growing under glass.

Whether you want to garden at a more accessible height, improve soil fertility, nurture plants with particular needs, or simply enjoy a closer sensory experience, growing in raised beds will help you reach new heights in the garden. Raised beds are possible in any sized garden, even on balconies, but it needs expert advice to create the optimum growing conditions, achieve the most practical use of space tailored to your individual needs, and ensure longevity of the raised bed structure.Featuring clear diagrams, inspired planting plans, and step-by-step photography of beds built from scratch, this book will be the ultimate guide on your raised bed journey.In addition, 8 international gardeners share their love for raised beds and provide planting designs that will open your eyes to creative possibilities.From siting and designing, choosing materials and growing media, to ongoing maintenance and how best to care for your plants, The Raised Bed Book is the final word on growing above ground.

Winner of the Garden Media Guild's Practical Book of the Year 2025, this is the ultimate guide to gardening under glass.Thinking of buying a greenhouse but aren’t sure what to grow in it, or how? Or maybe you've inherited a garden with a greenhouse, but haven’t got a clue what to do with it? Whatever your journey to growing under glass, this book gives a clear, inspiring, and brilliantly illustrated approach to all things greenhouse.A protected growing environment provides shelter and warmth to a broad range of tender plants, both edible and ornamental, and can open up a fascinating new world of gardening. Starting plants off early under glass also enables you to extend the growing season, providing additional weeks and months of home-grown, sustainable produce to enjoy and flowers to admire.From initial planning considerations and ongoing maintenance, to all the exciting and unusual plants that can be grown; from overwintering exotics, to hardening off seedlings and protecting summer crops against pests and diseases, there is a wealth of information to be shared. And you don't need a large garden: with a patio greenhouse, cold frame, and cloches, anyone with outside space can enjoy growing under glass.

"...a thorough ‘how to’ on landscaping jobs, from beginner-level upwards." Veronica Lorraine, The SunBuild the garden of your dreams for a fraction of the costStop looking out at your garden space and imagining how it could be improved if only you could afford a landscape designer. With this book as your guide you’ll have the confidence to roll up your sleeves, get stuck in yourself, and save money in the process.You might have extensive plans to remodel your garden landscape with a new seating area, paths, and pergola, or may simply want to learn how to complete tasks such as fixing wire supports for climbers or drilling drainage holes in upcycled containers. Whatever the job, this book has all the expert practical advice you need.Written by one of the industry’s top landscaping tutors and featuring clear, step-by-step photography and illustrations, the book covers all the latest techniques, materials, and styles – from building decking with eco-friendly composites, to laying porcelain paving, or fitting a sleek, solar-powered water rill.Whether it’s a compost bay made from timber offcuts, or a sunken outdoor dining space surrounded by raised planting, this book will give you the skills and confidence to turn your hand to any DIY project in the garden.

"...a thorough ‘how to’ on landscaping jobs, from beginner-level upwards." Veronica Lorraine, The SunBuild the garden of your dreams for a fraction of the costStop looking out at your garden space and imagining how it could be improved if only you could afford a landscape designer. With this book as your guide you’ll have the confidence to roll up your sleeves, get stuck in yourself, and save money in the process.You might have extensive plans to remodel your garden landscape with a new seating area, paths, and pergola, or may simply want to learn how to complete tasks such as fixing wire supports for climbers or drilling drainage holes in upcycled containers. Whatever the job, this book has all the expert practical advice you need.Written by one of the industry’s top landscaping tutors and featuring clear, step-by-step photography and illustrations, the book covers all the latest techniques, materials, and styles – from building decking with eco-friendly composites, to laying porcelain paving, or fitting a sleek, solar-powered water rill.Whether it’s a compost bay made from timber offcuts, or a sunken outdoor dining space surrounded by raised planting, this book will give you the skills and confidence to turn your hand to any DIY project in the garden.