DK RHS Gardening Through the Year Month-by-month Planning Instructions and Inspiration.

by Ian Spence

Beginning with a concise introduction to plants that offer colour, scent or food for wildlife throughout the year, this comprehensive, well-illustrated volume offers a month-by-month guide to creating an attractive and productive garden. Details of general tasks, and those specific to trees and shrubs, ornamental species, fruit and vegetables, and lawns, are followed by an A–Z directory of over 350 plant varieties.

352 pages, Hardcover

Published February 1, 2024

About the author

He was formerly head gardener for the late Geoff Hamilton who presented the BBC's flagship gardening programme Gardeners' World. He was responsible for the running of Geoff's garden at Barnsdale in Rutland. He was also responsible for preparing items for Geoff to feature on the programme every week. He worked very closely with Geoff preparing for recording of Gardeners' World and the many other series Geoff made such as The Ornamental Kitchen Garden and his final series Paradise Gardens.

Reviews

[Oxana Ripela · Rating 5 out of 5]

It really does give an idea of how to navigate your garden (terrace in my case) though out the year. To me it was also full of inspiration on what plants to add so my green space is almost always in bloom.
Of course this book is oriented to UK climate zone. But nevertheless, I found it very useful.