A practical and accessible guide to growing your own delicious vegetables at home.


Whether you have a front garden, a back garden, or a humble window box, here is everything you need to know about planting, nurturing and producing beautiful vegetables that will nourish your family. Expert tips and practical advice ensure a bountiful harvest.

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Includes an illustrated gardener's guide to the different varieties of squashes and pumpkins, their history and cooking uses and step-by-step instructions for preparing the soil, growing under glass, providing support, harvesting and storing....

From flowers and foliage to ferns and grasses, learn to create the perfect garden with the best perennials. This handy format offers experts, practical advice and inspiration....

This essential practical guide aims to take the mystery out of pruning, showing that the correct training and pruning of garden plants has many rewards, including improved flower and fruit production, and healthier plants overall....

The main types of tree fruit are described in this guide, with useful information about the varieties that can be grown, their history, cultivation requirements and cooking uses. There is essential advice on preparing the soil and making compost; choosing, planting and supporting fruit trees; and harvesting and storing the fruit....