Martha Swales

Martha invites us to think of gardening the way we do cooking-imperfectly, joyfully, and learning as we go. I've never felt so compelled to get into my garden. It was a true joy to read

You don't have to be naturally green fingered to love this book. It's friendly, easy to read and even easier to understand. But most of all it will make you want to get into the garden

Martha's love and knowledge of food stems from her passion for gardening. From delicate edible flowers to robust hearty root vegetables, this book will guide and inspire you to grow your own and have some fun on the way

If there was ever a book to inspire people to grow their own food, this is it. Martha's 'just crack on' approach, and the charming story of her own love affair with her veg plot, is by turns empowering, cajoling and irresistibly enticing. In the end you just can't say no. And why would you? Everything this book is celebrating just makes life better - for you and the world around you

How to grow it, how to eat it - this is my kind of book!

I especially love where Martha describes how we can all be gardeners without having gardens. Her approach to gardening is fun, natural and very heartfelt in this book. But I must say: Martha's enthusiasm towards gardening and connectivity to nature is a bug (pardon the pun) she picked up from her mother, that is evident in every page of this book

Rekha Mistry, Head Gardener, Presenter, Author

Martha has been inspiring me for years with her clever, creative and super practical ideas and now she's gathered them into one beautiful and practical guide. I'm such a fan boy, it's kinda embarrassing

Simple Projects to Nurture Food, Flowers and Wildlife in any Outdoor Space

The first book from amateur gardener and viral sensation Martha Swales, this is a beginner’s guide that shows how fun and easy it can be to grow your own slice of nature.<br/>
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With chapters on veg, fruit, herbs, flowers and wildlife, this book brings together over 40 of Martha’s favourite projects to make the most of your garden, patio or balcony (plus recipes for how to cook with your produce, too!):<ul><li>Grow garlic greens on your windowsill (and use them to make tasty garlic flatbreads)</li><li>Fill your garden with wild strawberries</li><li>Build a pond to bring wildlife to your garden</li><li>Make a bulb lasagne for a changing display of flowers throughout spring</li></ul>Offering a fresh alternative to the over-complicated gardening books on the market, this book is perfect for urban readers in their 30’s and 40’s and shows just how fun gardening can be when you <i>Give it a Grow</i>.

Martha Swales

Praise for Give it a Grow

A truly inspiring book

Martha invites us to think of gardening the way we do cooking-imperfectly, joyfully, and learning as we go. I've never felt so compelled to get into my garden. It was a true joy to read

You don't have to be naturally green fingered to love this book. It's friendly, easy to read and even easier to understand. But most of all it will make you want to get into the garden

A truly inspiring book

Martha invites us to think of gardening the way we do cooking-imperfectly, joyfully, and learning as we go. I've never felt so compelled to get into my garden. It was a true joy to read

You don't have to be naturally green fingered to love this book. It's friendly, easy to read and even easier to understand. But most of all it will make you want to get into the garden

A truly inspiring book

Martha invites us to think of gardening the way we do cooking-imperfectly, joyfully, and learning as we go. I've never felt so compelled to get into my garden. It was a true joy to read

You don't have to be naturally green fingered to love this book. It's friendly, easy to read and even easier to understand. But most of all it will make you want to get into the garden

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