I am new to the gardening world and really want to get into reviving my garden this year. This book is very informative and gave some excellent recommendations and a very interesting read for me as a beginner but for anyone interested in this topic. Will revert to this again in the future and an essential book to get started too. Thanks to the publisher and to netgalley for this wonderful book.

Well-structured content wise and well-laid out/presented, this book is the ultimate guide to embracing the ways of nature in your gardening - perfect for those in UK and Ireland. The soil, climate, season-friendly plant lists with pictures as well as vegetable tips, future gardening and climate crisis-compatible comments were the highlights for me,

I love spending time in the garden and have been wanting to increase the wildlife that visit. This book was a brilliant read that gave me plenty of tips on how to do this in a simple way with plenty of lovely bright pictures.
I can’t wait for it to get a bit warmer so I can get organising and planting.
Thanks to Rebecca Bevan, National Trust Books, Netgalley and Collins reference for an advance copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

This is a lovely book, I enjoyed reading it.

There are beautiful pictures of National Trust gardens throughout, providing inspiration for my own garden.

There were lots of suggestions for plant recommendations for different settings.

It was informative and there were topics I'd never really thought about before (eg. nesting boxes for bats! and how to reduce plastic use in the garden), and also covered were a number of more usual topics for a gardening book - composting, saving water, reducing chemical use, pruning and general garden care.

It has encouraged me to think about aspects of gardening which would encourage insects, such as whether the plants I am choosing are native to the UK.

I have an allotment and really appreciated the "Growing Food" chapter.

I think this book would appeal to any keen gardeners or allotmenters who are interested in gardening in a more sustainable way while attracting beneficial insects, butterflies and birds into their garden, but anyone who enjoys visiting National Trust properties and gardens would also appreciate the photography.