Life in a Cottage Garden: a delightful, personal account of a year spent delighting in and cherishing a beautiful garden from th

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In this 6 x 60 BBC2 series and accompanying book, Carol Klein tells the story of a year in her stunning garden at Glebe Cottage in Devon This charming insight into what each season and month of the year brings for a cottage garden will capture the imagination and inspire any gardener (expert or novice) to get out and about, grab a spade and get your hands dirty! Written by the BBC's Carol Klein, full of practical advice and tips, and full of stunning photography, this is a book truly to savour... 'Her energy, knowledge and enthusiasm are an inspiration in every month of the year, and this very special book will be a real gem for all garden lovers.' -- Radio Times 'Beautifully designed, this one is too good to miss!' -- Home & Country 'Vibrant, informative, inspirational and personal... Klein's heartfelt love poem to her beautiful garden.' -- Gardens Magazine 'A delight to read' -- ***** Reader review 'A wonderful garden book from a wonderful gardener' -- ***** Reader review 'What can I say? I bought it when it first came out in 2011 and it STILL hasn't made it on to a bookshelf as I am constantly dipping into it' -- ***** Reader review 'A must have for gardeners old and new' -- ***** Reader review 'A wonderful book which I found hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review 'So inspiring!' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************************** In this wonderful gardening journal, the BBC's Carol Klein, with characteristic warmth, eloquence and infectious enthusiasm, tells us the story of a year in her beautiful garden at Glebe Cottage. With superb photography throughout, she takes us on a procession through the seasons, as she plans and plants, sows seeds and nurtures cuttings, tends the borders, and harvests her crops. Her energy, knowledge and passion will be an inspiration to gardeners old and new alike in every month of the year.

Gardening expert, broadcaster and writer Carol Klein is familiar to all as a permanent presenter on Gardeners' World, but she is also the owner of a thriving nursery business, Glebe Cottage Plants, and she contributes to a number of publications, including Garden News, Gardens Illustrated and the Guardian. She is also the author of three other books, Grow Your Own Veg, Grow Your Own Fruit and Plant Personalities.