A good read

HOWEVER TINY A SPACE YOU HAVE, THERE ARE GARDENING IDEAS TO FURNISH IT AND EMMA HARDY’S BOOK, Small Summer Gardens (CICO, £12.99), IS FULL OF INSPIRATION THAT WILL HAVE YOU PLANNING AHEAD NOW TO PACK WINDOWBOXES,

OLD TIN TRAYS AND ENAMEL BOWLS AND DISHES WITH SUMMER COLOUR. EACH OF THE 35 PROJECTS HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED BY DEBBIE PATTERSON AND THERE IS PLENTY ON BASIC PLANTING TECHNIQUES, FERTILISERS AND PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL TO BACK UP THE IDEAS. I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE STYLE, WHICH IS SHARP AND EASY TO FOLLOW.