With the festive gift giving season just around the corner, this week we’ve turned our attention to the botanical wonders awaiting us on the bookshelf. We’ve invited journalist, author, and gardening enthusiast Ann Treneman and horticultural hero and authority on all things plants, Guy Barter to join our host - head of Libraries and Exhibitions at the RHS, Fiona Davison, to chat about some of their favourite garden reads from the past 12 months.

Host: Fiona Davison

Contributors: Ann Treneman, Guy Barter

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Books mentioned:

Horti Curious: A Gardener's Miscellany of Fascinating Facts & Remarkable Plants by Ann Treneman

RHS Garden Almanac 2025 by Guy Barter and Zia Allaway

The Accidental Garden: Gardens, Wilderness and the Space In Between by Richard Mabey 

Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health by Kathy Willis

Brutalist Plants by Olivia Broome

Small Space Revolution by Tayshan Hayden Smith

A Year Full of Pots by Sarah Raven

A Garden A Day by Ruth Chivers

How Plants Can Save Your Life: 50 Inspirational Ideas for Planting and Growing by Ross Cameron 

100 Herbs to Grow by Jekka McVicar

The Crevice Garden: How to Make the Perfect Home for Plants from Rocky Places by Kenton Seth and Paul Spriggs