Alys Fowler

Turning the pages of the book will make new gardeners sigh with pleasure and give old-timers much to think about.

Quirky is the word that springs to mind when leafing through this book ... it is for anyone who has dreamt of the Good Life but despaired at their lack of land. **** 4 stars

How to garden in a tea dress and wellies from the new style queen of the do-it-yourself lifestyle.

How to Have Your Garden and Eat It

There's no denying that growing your own food is good for the pocket, good for the environment and hugely rewarding for the soul. In The Edible Garden, Gardeners' World's Alys Fowler will take you one step closer to self-sufficiency by showing how to grow edible crops and flowers in any garden - even a small suburban back garden! 
 
'Quirky is the word that springs to mind when leafing through this book ... it is for anyone who has dreamt of the Good Life but despaired at their lack of land' -- Countryfile Magazine 
'A handsome book' -- The Times 
'An indispensable go-to gardening book' -- ***** Reader review 
 'I absolutely love this book and it's just my sort of gardening' -- ***** Reader review 
'Beautiful and inspiring' -- ***** Reader review 
'The best gardening book I have ever read - so useful for a beginner!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Inspirational' -- ***** Reader review 
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In this timely book, Gardeners' World's thrifty and resourceful Alys Fowler shows that there is a way to take the good life and re-fashion it to fit in with modern day living. 
 
Abandoning the limitations of traditional gardening methods, she has created a beautifully productive garden where tomatoes sit happily next to roses, carrots are woven between the lavenders and potatoes grow in pots on the patio. 
 
And all of this is produced in a way that mimics natural systems, producing delicious homegrown food for her table. And she shares her favourite recipes for the hearty dishes, pickles and jams she makes to use up her bountiful harvest, proving that no-one need go hungry on her grow-your-own regime. 
 
With beautiful, specially commissioned full colour photography, step-by-step recipes, directories of crops and flowers to grow and accessible, practical advice, The Edible Garden will encourage everyone to chuck out the old gardening rules and create their own haven that's as good to look at as it is to eat!

Alys Fowler

Praise for The Edible Garden

Turning the pages of the book will make new gardeners sigh with pleasure and give old-timers much to think about.

Quirky is the word that springs to mind when leafing through this book ... it is for anyone who has dreamt of the Good Life but despaired at their lack of land. **** 4 stars

a handsome book

Turning the pages of the book will make new gardeners sigh with pleasure and give old-timers much to think about.

Quirky is the word that springs to mind when leafing through this book ... it is for anyone who has dreamt of the Good Life but despaired at their lack of land. **** 4 stars

a handsome book

Turning the pages of the book will make new gardeners sigh with pleasure and give old-timers much to think about.

Quirky is the word that springs to mind when leafing through this book ... it is for anyone who has dreamt of the Good Life but despaired at their lack of land. **** 4 stars

a handsome book

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