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Find out what needs to be done at just the right time to create a garden full of life and colour all year round. Keeping on top of when to sow seeds, plant bulbs or prune roses can be tricky for new and experienced gardeners with busy lives. What to Sow, Grow and Do
takes the hassle out of remembering what to do next with a month-by-month guide. Tracking a year in the garden, it shows you what you need to do when in a series of
straightforward how-tos and handy checklists. It also celebrates each month of the year, highlighting the plants in season and the wildlife to spot.
Seasonal tasks cover everything from maintaining colorful flower beds and a simple veg patch, to encouraging birds to nest and hedgehogs to hibernate in your garden.
At the end of the year, you will have a thriving, flourishing garden that’s a joy to be in.Each month, the book will cover:- Monthly tasks – a full guide that includes the seeds to sow, the plants to prune and a checklist of jobs around the garden,
- Hero plants – what’s coming into flower, in full bloom, and dying back to help you plan your gardening year,
- Wildlife lifecycle – the animals and insects going into/coming out of hibernation, migrating, emerging and retreating to help you support nature.
Whether you are a seasoned horticulturalist or are just starting our planting you first seedlings,
this guide is an indispensible companion to any gardener all the year round.
List of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Gardening terms
Sowing guide
Spring early/late
Summer early/late
Autumn early/late
Winter early/late
Index
Acknowledgements
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.
Summary
A season-by-season guide to creating a garden full of life all year round.
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"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."
