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Trash to treasure: your garden’s sustainable, thrifty makeover starts now.

Grow It, Don't Throw It

75 Ideas for Recycling and Repurposing in the Garden

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    6 October 2026

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Summary

Simon Akeroyd is back with 75 brilliantly “garbage” gardening ideas! Save money and save the planet with hacks that turn your trash into garden treasure

Simon shares ingenious ideas and practical projects for turning scrap objects into useful, beautiful items for the garden. Turn an unwanted colander into a hanging basket, transform kitchen waste into a wormery, or plant up old gloves to create a thriving vertical herb garden. Discover how you can garden for next to n…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798217315079
Author:Simon Akeroyd
Publisher:Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint:DK
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:6 October 2026
Weight:493g
Dimensions:22mm x 157mm x 200mm
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Grow It, Don't Throw It by Simon Akeroyd - ISBN: 9798217315079
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About The Author

Simon Akeroyd

Simon Akeroyd is a passionate gardener, author, and social media influencer with over 30 years of experience in horticulture. He has written more than 30 books to date, many for the RHS and National Trust, including Grow Your Groceries (March 2025), which hit the Sunday Times Top 10 in its first week of publication.

With over 2 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, Simon makes gardening accessible to all, sharing easy, low-cost tips for gardening and growing in small spaces. As a former BBC gardening researcher and producer, Simon loves to include entertaining storytelling in his informative content. He was recently recognized by the Garden Media Guild as their Social Media Influencer of the Year (2025). Simon has also managed some of Britain’s most stunning gardens, including RHS Wisley, Agatha Christie’s Greenway, and Painshill.

When he isn’t gardening, Simon enjoys canoeing on the River Dart and exploring Dartmoor with his two dogs, River and Beanie.

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