How to Grow: A guide for gardeners who can’t garden yet

‘I like that you call brussel sprouts w*nkers’ - DIANE MORGAN/PHILOMENA CUNK

‘Your book was our bible all summer’ - PEARL LOWE

‘As a gardening beginner/twit I’m a huge fan’ - KEELEY HAWES

This is the gardening book reimagined for a new generation. A book for people who want to learn how to grow things, but haven’t got a clue where to start.

With the average person now spending an enormous 8 hours and 41 minutes in front of a screen every day, gardening is an easy way to escape for half an hour. Whether on a rented balcony or a sunny kitchen windowsill, it turns out growing something with your own two hands can make you feel better. Which is where HOW TO GROW comes in. Irreverent and inspiring, this book will equip you with all the know-how and confidence you need to take your first steps into a lifelong gardening love affair - trowel in one hand, drink in the other.

From growing your first wonky courgette to completely transforming a shady patio garden, in HOW TO GROW, self-taught gardener Hollie Newton divulges all the secrets she’s discovered over the past few years as she’s journeyed from gardening novice to vegetable-grower-extraordinaire - all from her pint-sized London garden. With chapters on easy-to-grow veg, fruit, herbs, salad and flowers (along with plenty of tried-and-tested guidance to keeping those plants alive, and delicious recipes to make the most of your haul), you’ll also learn everything from the basics of planning your garden to stylish design ideas.

Focusing on small and urban spaces and including beautiful photography throughout, this is practical advice for a whole new generation of gardeners.