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

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He walks us through the different areas and explains the planting choices and design techniques he's used to make the most of every single section. I particularly enjoyed the section on ornamental edibles, which introduced me to Japanese spikenard and lopsided onions. Discover simple garden design ideas that work equally well for a complete garden makeover or an elegant but low-maintenance garden. If the initial age verification is unsuccessful, we will contact you asking you to provide further information to prove that you are aged 18 or over.

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. 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. 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. 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.Adam’s inspiring book will guide you through all you need to make your garden thrive, and to use it to develop your own traditions and meaningful moments. With chapters on how to choose plants, how to grow fruit, vegetables and cut flowers and how to utilise pots and containers, the book also contains recipes and advice on preserving harvests. 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. TV gardener Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale, which made him an early adopter of organic, peat-free cultivation. A really useful book full of personal insights into how expert gardener and Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost gets the most out of his garden.something that works for you - your time constraints, your budget, your family requirements, the sort of plants you like, and the effect you want to achieve.