Fifty Things to Do in the Garden

Includes: INTRODUCTION: What gardening is and can be for people, different garden conditions, tools of the trade DESIGN: Plan your garden, make a journey, create ''no-dig'' borders, make a gravel garden, containers and pots PLANTS: Plant a tree, shrubs, perennials, grasses, evergreens, bulbs, cut flowers, dried flowers, easy vegetables, succulent plants and more. Consider your ''weeds'' FEATURES: Layer bulbs in a pot, make a cold frame, plant up a window box, wire a wall or fence, make a sandpit WILDLIFE: Make a mini pond, create a log pile, provide (other forms of) habitat, plant for wildlife, attract birds, attract pollinators, sow wildflowers GROW: Take cuttings, sow seeds, grow climbing roses, divide and multiply perennials, chop back perennials, take a root cutting SUSTAINABILITY: Add mulch, add a water butt, harvest and collect seeds, make your own fertiliser, make a compost bin, make leaf mould, sow green manure With projects for every skill-level, and with projects suitable for a quick lunchbreak activity alongside larger, more focused activities, this beautifully illustrated book is the perfect gift for any green-fingered gardeners.

About the author

Matt Collins is a freelance garden and Nature writer, and Head Gardener at the Garden Museum in London. Beginning his training at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, Matt came to writing through horticulture. His interests lie at the intersection between cultivated and natural environments, and the processes by which they are recorded. Matt documents his written and horticultural work at www.mattcollinsgarden.co.uk

Product details

• Authors: Matt Collins
• Assisted by: Matthew Hollings (Illustration)
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.03.2026
• EAN: 9780008762391
• ISBN: 978-0-00-876239-1
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 190 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Camping, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, GARDENING / General, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, Camping & woodcraft, Outdoor survival skills, Wildlife: general interest, Philosophy & theory of education, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques, Schools, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Edible wild plants and foraging, Sustainable food / cookery, Forestry and silviculture, Outdoor schools / education