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. * Matt has a slew of connections in the gardening world, from his position as Head Gardener at the Garden Museum in London and from writing in other publications.

We have high hopes for serial as Matt regularly contributes articles and essays for publications including The Guardian, Spectator, The Times, RHS's The Garden and Hortus. He also writes a monthly column for the Daily Telegraph and reviews books for Gardens Illustrated. * 87% of households in Britain have a garden (Ourcountrygarden.com), with the majority of adults having access to some outside space. With an uptake in efforts to reconnect with nature (including trends such as foraging and re-wilding), Fifty Things to do in the Garden will be the perfect gift for those who want to encourage friends/family to get in touch with the outdoors. * The Fifty Things series has sold over 30,000 copies (TCM) in the UK and is already established in the US and internationally. We hope this next instalment will offer the same appeal. Matt will ensure that plants and gardening advice are accessible for more than one climate, and make sure that all tasks are easily translated to any garden around the world.

Competition: How to Design a Garden; RHS Complete Gardener's Manual; The Complete Gardener; Garden design; The Green Gardening Handbook; Fifty Things to do in the Wild; Fifty Things to Do in the Urban Wild; The History Trees; The Money-Saving Garden Year. RHS; Richard Skrein; Alan Buckingham; Jamie Walton.