Description
"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.
About the Author
Benjamin Pope has been working in horticulture for over two decades and is the head gardener of a private estate in West Sussex where he tends to a walled kitchen garden, herbaceous borders, floral meadows, woodland, water features and more.
Alongside this role, Benjamin also lectures at the Chelsea Physic Garden for the English Gardening School, and at West Dean College of Art and Conservation, as well as delivering talks to organisations such as Garden Masterclass and the Society of Garden Designers. He holds a RHS Master of Horticulture, is a member of the RHS Herbaceous Committee and writes for various publications including Gardens Illustrated.
He is currently developing a market garden with ecology and sustainability at its heart. When out and about, he is often accompanied by his beloved dogs, Geoff and Mavis.
Reviews
"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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780711269934
Author Benjamin Pope
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Frances Lincoln
Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 770g
-- 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.
About the Author
Benjamin Pope has been working in horticulture for over two decades and is the head gardener of a private estate in West Sussex where he tends to a walled kitchen garden, herbaceous borders, floral meadows, woodland, water features and more.
Alongside this role, Benjamin also lectures at the Chelsea Physic Garden for the English Gardening School, and at West Dean College of Art and Conservation, as well as delivering talks to organisations such as Garden Masterclass and the Society of Garden Designers. He holds a RHS Master of Horticulture, is a member of the RHS Herbaceous Committee and writes for various publications including Gardens Illustrated.
He is currently developing a market garden with ecology and sustainability at its heart. When out and about, he is often accompanied by his beloved dogs, Geoff and Mavis.
Reviews
"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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780711269934
Author Benjamin Pope
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Frances Lincoln
Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 770g
