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Way to Grow

100 Ways to Green-Fingered Greatness
By Simon Akeroyd
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Be a smarter gardener with more than 100 easy hacks. Discover ingenious green-fingered hacks designed to make your life easier in the garden. In Way to Grow, the new gardening book from expert gardener and bestselling author Simon Akeroyd, you will find more than 100 clever... Read More
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Be a smarter gardener with more than 100 easy hacks.

Discover ingenious green-fingered hacks designed to make your life easier in the garden.

In Way to Grow, the new gardening book from expert gardener and bestselling author Simon Akeroyd, you will find more than 100 clever ideas to help you save time and money and have fun while growing plants.

Don’t we all want to garden smarter? To grow more plants successfully and be more efficient? And enjoy a thriving, wildlife-friendly outside space? This book will help you get there and inspire you to grow something new and garden differently.

Discover how to:

  • Water pots with lengths of string
  • Create a watering can from a milk carton
  • Scavenge sheep’s wool to repel slugs
  • Feed plants with banana skins
  • Plant potatoes in a tower built from chicken wire
  • Grow a cactus from supermarket fruit

Simon's passion is to uncover and share via his hugely popular social media shorts all the fun and affordable shortcuts to growing you never knew existed. In this book, he has selected more than 100 of his best ideas, and whether you are a beginner or a more experienced grower, there's something for everyone.

So collect your coffee grounds, save those old tights, and get creative for garden greatness.

Way to Grow: Over 100 Hacks for Green-fingered Greatness is a must-have volume for followers of Simon Akeroyd. Don't forget to explore more from Simon with Grow Your Groceries: 40 Hacks for Growing Plants from Your Weekly Shop.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241803288

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 151.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Simon Akeroyd is the author of instant Sunday Times bestseller Grow Your Groceries and has written over 30 gardening books. In 2022 he started a TikTok account dedicated to non-gardeners. His aim was to show just how easy - and fun - growing plants can be, and that it's always worth having a go. He's enjoyed huge engagement and has since expanded to Facebook and Instagram, inspiring more two million followers on social media. Simon was previously Garden Manager for both the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and National Trust in the UK, managing high-profile gardens including Agatha Christie's Greenway. In his spare time Simon loves canoeing on the River Dart or exploring Dartmoor (and usually getting lost). Instagram- simonakeroydgardenwriter TikTok- simonakeroydgardener Facebook- simonakeroydgardenwriter www.simonakeroyd.com

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