Gardener’s World: How I Garden: Easy ideas & inspiration for making beautiful gardens anywhere

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One of the undoubted benefits of experience is plant knowledge and Frost shares this generously here with lists of his many favourites. TV gardener Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale, which made him an early adopter of organic, peat-free cultivation.

Adam’s inspiring book will guide you through all you need to make your garden thrive, and to use it to develop your own traditions and meaningful moments.

Frost claims that gardening is one big experiment and How I Garden has a reassuringly supportive air that doesn’t assume any deep degree of prior knowledge. Chapters range from how to assess your site and develop your own style, through optimising small spaces, to how to choose and grow your plants.

Building on that and moving with the times, as you would expect, he embraces contemporary thinking that junks some of the ‘rules’ (for example, planting in threes and fives) and advocates a looser, less controlled approach that chimes with today’s gardeners. A thoroughly rich and engaging practical guide to creating a wildlife-friendly edible garden that is as beautiful as it is utterly delicious. A really useful book full of personal insights into how expert gardener and Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost gets the most out of his garden.With the help of BBC Gardener's World presenter, Adam Frost, you can learn the small plantings, design flourishes, hands-on creative projects, and simple landscaping tricks to transform your garden.

He shows us his gravel garden, one of his favourite areas, and takes us into the "engine room" at the back of his garden, home to his greenhouse and where all the practical work takes place. Following a practical, no-nonsense approach, this gardening guide strips away complex design concepts and focuses on your needs to help you find your own garden style, even if you're clueless about where to start. As well as spending time outdoors, the meaning of a garden lies in what you bring inside, from vegetables and herbs to make a family meal to flowers and seedheads to decorate the house. I particularly enjoyed the section on ornamental edibles, which introduced me to Japanese spikenard and lopsided onions.

Frost’s core belief, central to this book, is that your garden should make you happy, and with a healthy dose of realism he recommends us to ‘chase the fleeting moments rather than expect perfection on a big scale’. As well as spending time outdoors, the meaning of a garden lies in what you bring inside, and the traditions and meaningful moments that transpire.

Disarmingly candid memoir from a ‘grande dame’ of garden design, filled with pragmatic insights into the practical business of being a designer. Adam's inspiring book will guide you through all you need to make your garden thrive, and to use it to develop your own traditions and meaningful moments. Unlike other gardening books, it's all about finding ideas in the most unlikely places and turning them into something truly personal.

This book will show you how to use what you already have, with something to suit everyone's taste, space, and budget!