The Gardener's Year is not about quick fixes, design makeovers or hard drudge, but simply about knowing what you should be doing in your garden, when, and why.

Month by month Alan gives us the low-down on garden maintenance enabling you to keep your garden looking its best all year round. In-depth and packed full of useful gardening tips, it includes advice on everything from what seeds you can plant out in your vegetable plot in May, to how to keep your hanging baskets looking stunning in September.

What the critics say...

No cheesy makeovers, no outrageous fantasy gardens, this is the real garden. What to do, when to do it, how to do it, all clearly explained and lavishly photographed... Any gardener will be digging into this one all year round
South Wales Evening Post

A must for the potting shed
Staffordshire Life

Gives brilliant hints and advice to the beginner and the experienced gardener alike... As stunning as you would expect from a BBC publication
Good Book Guide

Would be hard to beat
The Herald