

Comprehensive gardening guide from RHS experts covers planning, planting, and growing a thriving garden, with practical advice to create your ideal outdoor space. Review: The Ultimate Gardening Reference – Clear, Comprehensive and Essential - The RHS Complete Gardener’s Manual is an outstanding guide for gardeners of all levels. It’s incredibly thorough, covering everything from soil preparation and planting to pruning, pests, and seasonal care. The layout is clear and easy to navigate, with helpful illustrations and photographs throughout. I’ve found the instructions practical and the advice reliable — it’s the kind of book you’ll reach for again and again. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced gardener, this manual offers expert guidance and inspiration in one place. Overall, an indispensable gardening companion that delivers on detail, quality and clarity. Highly recommended. Review: Neatly presented, clear and concise companion. - I bought this as a gift after researching similar books online. It's a really comprehensive guide to all kinds of gardening requirements, from initial garden design to helping you choose what to grow be it fruit and veg or flowers, grasses or bamboos. I like to see inside a book before I buy, and am not always able to get into town to have a look so I like reviews with videos/photos. So here you go. It's beautifully and concisely set out making it an easy read to dip in and out of.

































| Best Sellers Rank | 9,249 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2 in Perennial Gardening 4 in Annual Gardening 6 in Garden Decks, Patios & Furniture |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,235) |
| Dimensions | 20.3 x 4 x 24 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 024143243X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0241432433 |
| Item weight | 1.41 kg |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 448 pages |
| Publication date | 1 Oct. 2020 |
| Publisher | DK |
A**R
The Ultimate Gardening Reference – Clear, Comprehensive and Essential
The RHS Complete Gardener’s Manual is an outstanding guide for gardeners of all levels. It’s incredibly thorough, covering everything from soil preparation and planting to pruning, pests, and seasonal care. The layout is clear and easy to navigate, with helpful illustrations and photographs throughout. I’ve found the instructions practical and the advice reliable — it’s the kind of book you’ll reach for again and again. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced gardener, this manual offers expert guidance and inspiration in one place. Overall, an indispensable gardening companion that delivers on detail, quality and clarity. Highly recommended.
L**E
Neatly presented, clear and concise companion.
I bought this as a gift after researching similar books online. It's a really comprehensive guide to all kinds of gardening requirements, from initial garden design to helping you choose what to grow be it fruit and veg or flowers, grasses or bamboos. I like to see inside a book before I buy, and am not always able to get into town to have a look so I like reviews with videos/photos. So here you go. It's beautifully and concisely set out making it an easy read to dip in and out of.
K**R
Great quality and great content
Great quality and super interesting... Looks good on the coffee table and each time I flip it open there is something new to learn.
C**S
Great reference book
Great book covering all the basics and more
N**R
Amazingly helpful
This book is amazing covering all aspects of gardening and growing your own. Starts with the basics and explains soil types and lots of other genuinely helpful stuff for people like me who love a gorgeous garden but have no idea about plant types, soil types etc etc I highly recommend this book
A**H
Great for beginners!
Very informative book. A must have for beginner gardeners.
C**A
Good Stocking filler
Great Christmas stocking filler
T**I
Great book! Very poor delivery
Amazing book! Delivery was appalling!! Thrown in the drive way near the bin. Such a shame
A**R
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E**.
Acquisto interessante! Lo trovo utile e ben fatto! L'ho preso per aggiungerlo alla mia bellissima collezione green! Mi piacerebbe aver a volte delle versioni anche in italiano :(
S**S
Disappointed with quality of print and paper and content.
A**R
Very basic information, grandma level
J**D
Better books available
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