Organic gardening / Sustainable gardening

'What you have in your hands is a ragbag collection of the happiest of times, the small moments of joy that have been the seasoning in this cook’s stew. A little box of curiosities to dip into, to comfort and to distract, albeit briefly, from more complicated times'

Diana Yates shares her guide to creating a flower and veg garden from scratch, and how it turned out to be larder, source of home decoration and a place of restoration and healing, too. From planting for pollinators to growing a pumpkin patch and storing your homegrown produce, Diana takes us through the growing year at her home, Greenfields.

SowHow is an innovative grow guide for every modern gardener. With its fresh, bright design and clear-cut know-how, the sleek reissue of this little book provides expert advice and encouragement to get growing whether you’re looking to fill a garden, allotment, or a patio pot.

Made from nectar concentrated down to a sweet stickiness by tens of thousands of bees working together in the hive, honey can be found all over the world.

Food can be grown just about anywhere, and lack of space should not put you off growing and enjoying the taste of your own fresh vegetables.

Whether you’re looking to farm a balcony, backyard, an allotment or an acre, My Tiny Home Farm is bursting with ingenious ideas and savvy solutions to help you transform any plot or planter into a super smallholding. Practical project ideas for potato buckets, hen baths, bee hotels and more will ensure your plot reaches peak productivity.

Think you don’t have enough room to green up your act? Not everyone has access to outside space or what we traditionally think of as a garden, but we all have window ledges, doorways, stairways and unloved spots.

Filled with practical advice, inspiration and planting and design ideas, My Tiny Veg Plot tells you how to prepare your beds whatever the size and situation; there is advice on filling containers, creating ingenious planters, using planting mediums, soil and water and which fruit and vegetables will thrive in which spot.

The 5th in the series, my cool allotment covers gorgeous allotments and community gardens. From the historic Edgbaston Guinea Gardens in Birmingham, the hortillonages or floating gardens in Amiens to rooftop gardens in New York City, the book is an inspiration for anybody who already has a vegetable patch, kitchen garden or allotment.

‘What we like most is to produce foods ourselves from start to finish – from farm to table, the Riverford way. Food should tell a story and, because we know what it is, we can tell you.’