Gardening book recommendations

Some time ago Alan Tichmarsh wrote a book for a BBC series, The Complete How To Be A Gardener.
I bought it for my DS when he got his first garden. ( He’s a very good veg grower on his allotment now)
You can get it second hand, cheaply on line or might come across it in a charity shop. Charity shops are a good source of gardening books.

Have you tried the library (their online and physical books)? If you find a really helpful one you can then buy it having tried it first. I have not found a particular one that fits all my needs but they do often have sections of relevant information that is useful in my garden.

A good place to start is to analyse your soil and the geographic position of your own garden - north facing, south facing, potential hotspots, permanent shade. Do all that before you start buying any plants, it will save you lots of money in the long run.

RHS month by month gardening.

But do go on line as well, all the information is there.

The one I turn to was my grandfathers - published just after the First World War. It is falling to pieces. That is a week by week.

Books by Dr D.G. Hessayon. I don't know if you can still get them - try eBay. I found them invaluable.

The Gardening Book by Monty Don should be helpful and any book that gives a month by month guide to gardening your plot.
Library books are great for inspiration as well.

Books by Dr D.G. Hessayon were very popular. There are lots of different titles. I don’t know if they are still published to buy new but your library should have copies and they can be bought quite cheaply on used book sites.

Try the Complete Garden Expert, The Flower Expert and The Tree and Shrub Expert.