Chelsea Flower Show followers save 37% on Monty Don e book they ‘cannot put down’
“A must for gardening anoraks everywhere. Monty is still where it’s at for British gardening.”
Monty Don shares his wisdom and experience in the easy-to-read book (Image: PA)
The Chelsea Flower Show returns this week, filling TV screens and social media with stunning flowers and garden designs. Watching the experts get to work often inspires beginner botanists to get outside and give gardening a try themselves.
For anyone wanting to turn that inspiration into action, well-known gardener and TV presenter Monty Don released a helpful guide called The Gardening Book. For beautiful blooms on a budget, the best-selling guide book now has 37% off at Amazon – bringing the price down from £30 to £18.99.
Available in hardback format that’s sturdy enough to handle mucky fingers, the book covers the basics of growing more than 100 flowers, shrubs, houseplants and vegetables. Each plant gets an easy-to-follow instructions explaining when to plant it and how to care for it.
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Offering clear instructions and step-by-step photos, the guide helps take the stress out of gardening, from understanding soil to handling seasonal jobs. Overall, it’s designed to help beginners feel more confident about making the most of their gardens, patios, or windowsills.
Monty Don is a much-loved horticulturist, broadcaster and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series Gardeners’ World. Described as offering ‘a fresh approach to gardening’ The Gardening Book asks the reader to “‘Think of your garden like a meal. When you select a recipe, you’re choosing it based on inclination, experience and circumstance. Making a garden, big or small, uses exactly the same process.”
Save 37% on The Gardening Book by Monty Don
If you are new to gardening, it can seem daunting – with Latin names, various soil types and seasonal requirements, it feels like a lot to learn. But with Monty Don’s new book as a guide you will discover just how joyful and rewarding gardening can be.
If this book isn’t quite right, Mary Berry’s ‘My Gardening Life‘ is also on offer at Amazon. Reduced from £25 to £14, the food writer and culinary icon shares ‘ a treasure trove of wisdom and green fingered anecdotes.’
Alternatively, The Weekend Gardener is a highly respected guide to creating gardens with limited time. Writer Henry Agg created his garden while working full time, and in this book he shares his knowledge for the busy gardener who doesn’t know where to begin. Also available in hardback, the Sunday Times Bestseller is £17.99 at Waterstones.
Garden lovers who have already snapped up The Gardening Book by Monty Don have given it an impressive 4.8 out of five-star rating. One buyer said: “A must for gardening anoraks everywhere. Monty is still where it’s at for British gardening. The book is big, heavy, beautifully produced with lovely, inspiring pics and bags of advice from the master himself.”
Another described Don as “the font of all knowledge”, adding: “Treated myself to this book and I’m not disappointed. The book describes in detail how to grow fruit and veg and what soil they require. There is a chapter on soil types and peat-free compost. Found this invaluable.”
A third explained: “I love the way this is laid out, almost like a recipe book. There is something for everyone regardless of the size of your garden or your gardening experiences.”
Some buyers were less impressed, however, as another noted: “I was disappointed. There is nothing new in this book.”
Another five-star review explained: “As a fresh face to gardening, with a little bit of a thing for Monty and his wonderful ways of communicating, I decided to treat myself to this book. I’m only a few sections in and have learnt so much! The pictures are wonderful, and the book is brilliantly written. Can’t put it down. I’ve learnt so much.”
