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Fifty Things to Do in the Garden - Matt Collins

Fifty Things to Do in the Garden

By: Matt Collins, Matthew Hollings (Illustrator)

eBook | 26 March 2026

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Fifty Things to Do in the Garden is an easy-to-follow and visually engaging guide to making more of the outdoors. With fifty new projects to engage in throughout the year, Head Gardener of the Garden Museum Matt Collins teaches us how to build, plant and enjoy our gardens.

This exciting handbook is the perfect gift for any green-fingered adventurer who wants to make the most out of their garden. Matt Collins lends his expert voice to help readers discover joy in the garden: transforming even the smallest of spaces into an exciting new project. Engage with wildlife, discover the importance of weeds, and turn over a sustainable new leaf in Fifty Things to Do in the Garden.

Includes:

INTRODUCTION: What gardening is and can be for people, different garden conditions, tools of the trade

DESIGN: Plan your garden, make a journey, create 'no-dig' borders, make a gravel garden, containers and pots

PLANTS: Plant a tree, shrubs, perennials, grasses, evergreens, bulbs, cut flowers, dried flowers, easy vegetables, succulent plants and more. Consider your 'weeds'

FEATURES: Layer bulbs in a pot, make a cold frame, plant up a window box, wire a wall or fence, make a sandpit

WILDLIFE: Make a mini pond, create a log pile, provide (other forms of) habitat, plant for wildlife, attract birds, attract pollinators, sow wildflowers

GROW: Take cuttings, sow seeds, grow climbing roses, divide and multiply perennials, chop back perennials, take a root cutting

SUSTAINABILITY: Add mulch, add a water butt, harvest and collect seeds, make your own fertiliser, make a compost bin, make leaf mould, sow green manure

With projects for every skill-level, and with projects suitable for a quick lunchbreak activity alongside larger, more focused activities, this beautifully illustrated book is the perfect gift for any green-fingered gardeners.

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