Give it a Grow: Simple Projects to Nurture Food, Flowers and Wildlife in any Outdoor Space
By (Author) Martha Swales
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Life
10th June 2025
6th March 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants
Cookery / food by ingredient: fruit and vegetables
635
Hardback
320
Width 144mm, Height 222mm, Spine 29mm
421g
The go-to book for novice gardeners, full of easy projects complete with illustrations on how to grow (and eat) your own food, fruit and flowers, and feel more connected to nature The first book from amateur gardener and viral sensation Martha Swales, this is a beginner's guide that shows how fun and easy it can be to grow your own slice of nature. With chapters on veg, fruit, herbs, flowers and wildlife, this book brings together over 40 of Martha's favourite projects to make the most of your garden, patio or balcony (plus recipes for how to cook with your produce, too!)- Grow garlic greens on your windowsill (and use them to make tasty garlic flatbreads) Fill your garden with wild strawberries Build a pond to bring wildlife to your garden Make a bulb lasagne for a changing display of flowers throughout spring Offering a fresh alternative to the over-complicated gardening books on the market, this book is perfect for urban readers in their 30's and 40's and shows just how fun gardening can be when you Give it a Grow.
A truly inspiring book * Nigella Lawson *
Martha invites us to think of gardening the way we do cooking-imperfectly, joyfully, and learning as we go. I've never felt so compelled to get into my garden. It was a true joy to read * Yotam Ottolenghi *
You don't have to be naturally green fingered to love this book. It's friendly, easy to read and even easier to understand. But most of all it will make you want to get into the garden * Nadiya Hussain *
Martha's love and knowledge of food stems from her passion for gardening. From delicate edible flowers to robust hearty root vegetables, this book will guide and inspire you to grow your own and have some fun on the way * Michel Roux *
Martha Swales is an avid urban gardener from London who has been growing her own produce for over twelve years. A TV producer and director specialising in food, she regularly shares her cooking and cultivating tips on social media with millions of people around the world. She shares her little London garden with her housemate Charlie and their rescue cat Mo. Give it a Grow is her first book.