Author(s): Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Gardening

The Gardener's Yearcelebrates the pleasures of gardening and combines it with practical advice. Pages focus on the sensory aspects of gardening, with luscious close-ups of flowers and fruit. Sections include:

Plant Science - featuring practical background advice about plant systems and basic botany to illustrate the processes at work in each season, for annuals, perennials and shrubs.

Grow - withstep-by step instructions, clearly showing how to make a success of projects such as growing potatoes in bags, or growing micro-greens.

Jobs to do - including illustrated instructions for each season's tasks, for example, autumn pruning, spring sowing and controlling pests in summer.

The Gardener's Year is a fantastic gift book for both new and experienced gardeners.