An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller*

“I love this book – it’s invaluable for everyone from the first-time gardener to the most experienced.” – Monty Don

"This book is a dream for someone like me who knows what they like but can’t always work out how to realise their vision!" – Jo Whiley

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Do you want stunning pots and borders? These quick and easy planting recipes are all you need!

Are you dreaming of a garden full of beautiful planting? Do you need simple, easy advice on which plants to grow together and the conditions they need to thrive?

What Grows Together is the ultimate shortcut for achieving a flourishing, well-planted garden. No matter if your garden is big or small, shady or sunny, or if you’ve never planted anything before, with these easy-to-follow planting recipes you will create a vibrant garden in no time.

There are over 60 combinations looking their best across spring, summer, and autumn, plus advice on creating extended colour and interest into winter. What’s more, all recipes are suitable for containers or borders so there is a winning plant combination for every garden and time of year.

*What Grows Together: Fail-safe Plant Combinations for Every Garden made the Sunday Times Bestseller list in September 2025

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Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent is on a quest to change that: to understand what encourages women to go out, work the soil, plant seeds and nurture them, even when so many other responsibilities sit upon their shoulders. To recover the histories that have been lost among the soil and to understand women's lives, their gardens and what the ground has offered them.

Wise, curious and sensitive, Why Women Grow follows Alice in her search for answers, with inquisitive fronds reaching and curling around the intimate anecdotes of others.