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How Does Your Garden Grow?
The elements of planning, growing & caring for a garden
Brief Description
Create a beautiful, flower-filled garden with confidence, whatever your experience level.From renowned flower grower Milli Proust comes an inspiring and practical guide to flower gardening, garden design and year-round garden care, perfect for beginners and aspiring gardeners looking to create a thriving outdoor space.In How Does...
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A contemporary guide to creating a seasonal flower-filled garden.
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Create a beautiful, flower-filled garden with confidence, whatever your experience level.
From renowned flower grower Milli Proust comes an inspiring and practical guide to flower gardening, garden design and year-round garden care, perfect for beginners and aspiring gardeners looking to create a thriving outdoor space.
In How Does Your Garden Grow?, Milli shares the knowledge, techniques and lessons she has learned over a decade of transforming her own garden from scratch. Whether you dream of a colourful cutting garden, a productive wildlife-friendly plot or a beautiful outdoor sanctuary filled with flowers, this accessible guide will help you take the next step with confidence.
Learn how to plan and design your garden, choose the best plants for every season, create successful planting combinations, and care for your space throughout the year. Through practical advice, seasonal guidance and personal stories, Milli demystifies gardening and shows how small, manageable steps can lead to lasting results.
Inside you'll discover:
- Practical flower gardening advice for beginners with step-by-step guidance on planning and designing your garden
- Planting combinations for colour, texture and year-round interest
- Essential propagation techniques and growing tips
- Seasonal jobs and maintenance tasks for every stage of the gardening year
- Stunning photography from Milli's own garden
- A beautifully produced hardback edition with a ribbon marker, perfect for gifting and returning to throughout the gardening year
Combining expert knowledge with an encouraging, down-to-earth approach, How Does Your Garden Grow? is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to grow a garden that brings beauty, joy and abundance throughout the seasons.
An essential guide for flower lovers, beginner gardeners and anyone ready to make the most of their outdoor space.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837832255
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Illustration: Full-colour photography throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 209.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 1034g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Milli Proust is inspired by the way plants grow in the wild, and she loves working with what she grows, creating romantic and playful designs for weddings, events, brands and personal clients. All of her crops are all grown in rhythm with nature, and are completely chemical-free in a passionate effort to protect our surrounding wildlife.
Milli has now paired up with Alma Paris to create Alma | Proust a floral design studio, seed shop and flower farm. They recently started distributing Floret Farm original seeds via their online seed shop.
Quadrille published her first book From Seed to Bloom.
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