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Start Growing

Start Growing

A Year of Joyful Gardening for Absolute Beginners

Summary

Easy, budget-friendly, year-round gardening projects for complete beginners, from This Morning’s gardening expert.

If you love house plants and you're ready to try something new . . . this is the book for you! Step away from your screen and discover the joys of growing and connecting with nature.

Find simple step-by-step projects for every season accompanied by beautiful photography to guide you throughout. Whether you have a windowsill, patio, small patch of grass, allotment or more room to play with, you’ll find projects to suit your space. From growing salad on your windowsill and creating a houseplant haven in your bathroom to growing outdoor fruit and veg or creating a beautiful garden boarder, this book covers all your practical gardening basics and the tools you’ll need to start out with.

About the author

Daisy Payne

Daisy Payne is a gardener and TV presenter. After discovering gardening when she bought her first home, Daisy began blogging and creating tutorials on YouTube which got the attention of ITV's This Morning. Daisy is now a refreshing rising star in the gardening world, charming viewers with her live seasonal tips and tricks. Having started gardening just five years ago, she is self-taught and passionate about the joy it brings, and likes to show a more accessible side to the green-fingered world.

Daisy is known for bringing a touch of youthful glamour and floral fashion to the gardening world.
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