Weekend Gardener Book Releases Today
"The Weekend Gardener" by Henry Agg releases today, offering practical tips for busy people seeking to create dream gardens with minimal time investment. Agg juggles gardening with a demanding career and family, providing guidance for readers in similar situations.
- Before launching his own garden design practice, author Henry Agg worked for large "fortune 50 blue chip organizations," pursuing horticulture in his spare time. - Agg is a qualified horticulturalist and garden designer, having trained with the Royal Horticultural Society, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and The English Gardening School. - He has a social media following of over half a million on Instagram and has appeared on BBC's *Gardeners' World* and ITV's *Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club*. - An advocate for the mental health benefits of gardening, Agg was named a "Horticultural Hero" by *Gardens Illustrated* magazine in 2024 for his fundraising efforts for the charity Mind. - The 192-page book is structured in four main stages: Plan, Build, Plant, and Maintain, with projects ranging from building patios and walls to planting trees and laying turf. - Projects within the book include time estimates, ranging from about an hour to a full weekend, to help with planning. - The publisher, DK, is a multinational company that specializes in illustrated reference books for adults and children. - Recently, Agg collaborated with British television presenter Zoe Ball on the transformation of her garden, which involved removing the lawn in favor of organically shaped flower beds and a stone path.
