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My Gardening Life
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A personal memoir from one of the country's leading cooks on her passion for gardening, plants, and growing her own food. In another life I may have been a gardener Well-known and loved as a cookery writer and presenter, this is Mary Berry's deeply personal account...
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A personal memoir from one of the country's leading cooks on her passion for gardening, plants, and growing her own food.
In another life I may have been a gardener
Well-known and loved as a cookery writer and presenter, this is Mary Berry's deeply personal account of the second great love of her life, gardening. She shares her love of growing plants, visiting gardens, and getting hands-on in her own plot.
A passion that was sparked in her childhood, Mary first started gardening with her father and she has been fortunate to meet many inspirational and knowledgeable horticulturists throughout her life. Full of anecdotes, pearls of wisdom, Q&As with her gardening heroes, and beautiful photos of Mary's own garden, My Gardening Life is a unique memoir told through the gardens Mary has loved.
As well as Mary's first-hand commentary, she also explains the vital role that being outside, connecting with nature, and celebrating the seasons has played in her life for 90 years. From times of personal solace to times of celebration, moments of sheer joy to gardening frustrations, Mary reveals her deep love of plants and gardens.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241726655
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: DK
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 223.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Bestselling cookery writer and TV star cook, Dame Mary has written over 80 cookbooks, including the classic Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook (DK, 2017) which has sold over 1.5 million copies internationally. Her career began when she developed a passion for domestic science at school and she went on to train at the Cordon Bleu in Paris. In 2020, Mary received the honour of Damehood in the Queen's birthday honours. She has been an Ambassador for the Royal Horticultural Society since 2014 and is President Emeritus of the National Garden Scheme. Cordon Bleu trained in Paris, Mary began her career as a magazine cookery editor before publishing her first cookery book in 1966. In 2009, Mary was awarded the highly coveted Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2012 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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