Reading List

Start prepping for a new season of planting with the latest crop of inspirational gardening books

- Catherine Coyle

1 A NATION IN BLOOM

The Chelsea Flower Show is undoubtedly the Royal Horticultural Society’s best-loved annual event, but Britain’s largest gardening charity does much more than that, as a browse through this enlightening book reveals. It highlights RHS initiatives such as promoting horticulture as a career and demonstrating just how restorative gardening and outdoor engagement can be. The lush imagery, meanwhile, celebrates the importance of cultivating our own dear green space, and shows off the beauty to be found in gardens big and small. £30, White Lion Publishing

2 KIFTSGATE COURT GARDENS