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Grow It, Don't Throw It

Grow It, Don't Throw It

by Simon Akeroyd
£16.99
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ISBN: 9780241835784
Format: Hardback
SKU: 9780241835784
Pages: 192
Width: 156.0
Height: 198.0
Author bio

Simon Akeroyd is a passionate gardener, author, and social media influencer with over 30 years' experience in horticulture. He has written more than 30 books, many for the RHS and National Trust, and including Grow Your Groceries (March 2025), which was a Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller.With over 2 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, Simon makes gardening accessible to all, sharing easy, low-cost tips for growing in small spaces. As a former BBC gardening researcher and producer, Simon loves to include entertaining storytelling in his informative content and he was recently recognised by the Garden Media Guild as their Social Media Influencer of the Year (2025). Simon has also managed some of Britain's most stunning gardens, including RHS Wisley and Agatha Christie's Greenway.

Simon Akeroyd is back with 75 brilliantly 'rubbish' gardening ideas! Save money and save the planet with handy hacks that turn your waste into garden treasure

Simon shares ingenious ideas and practical projects for turning scrap objects into useful, beautiful items for the garden.

  • Turn egg cartons into modular seed trays
  • Make a hanging herb garden by plant up old gloves
  • Turn old tote bags into potato planters
  • Use unwanted forks to protect seedlings
  • Fill pots with pine cones to save on compost
  • Make an instant garden barbecue out of old bricks

Discover how you can garden for next to nothing in this horticultural treasure trove for thrifty gardeners.

Grow It, Don't Throw It helps you reuse, repurpose, and recycle your way to a more sustainable space.

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