Beginner Gardening Step by Step: A Visual Guide to Yard and Garden Basics

Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are your bushes diseased? Do you long to create an outdoor space you can enjoy with friends – a garden you can proudly show off?

Beginner Gardening step by step shows you the basics needed to get your green space under control and keep it that way. Drawing on the world-renowned expertise of the Royal Horticultural Society, the book is packed full of creative ideas with lots of simple step-by-step instructions and clear images to help you realize your garden’s potential, no matter the size and scale. 

Get to know your garden and choose plants that will grow well in particular soil types and conditions year after year. From planting and training decorative climbers to designing seasonal hanging basket displays and growing your own tomatoes, these are the small jobs that will make a huge difference to how your garden looks and feels. 

Get your gardening gloves on and dig in to discover:

-Bitesized visual content broken down into sections such as flowers, lawns, shrubs, and herbs, the book contains over 100 photographic step-by-step sequences.
-A gardening book ideal for first-time gardeners looking for guidance and inspiration as they start out on their own gardening 

Take the anxiety out of planting, potting, and pruning, and make the most of your precious patch of land.

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