Leading plant specialist Jac Semmler revives the appeal of treasured, old-world beautiful flowers for the modern garden. This is a comprehensive gardening how-to for beginners and experts alike, including:

• Care and growing notes, including notes on varieties
• Natural parameters (such as location, climate and aspect)
• Where to source your plants, with suppliers all over the world
• Plant biology (such as how root systems work and the importance of light, transpiration and photosynthesis)
• Soil ecology (with notes on the different types of soil, how you can test your own garden soil and how to improve various types for planting)
• Must-have and nice-to-have tools
• How to save your own seeds and organise your seed stash
• Tips on harvesting, conditioning and arranging cut flowers

Look out for the incredible array of Planting Partners for each plant, whether you want to plant a garden that flowers in succession, group your plants by height or colour, find flowers with similar growing conditions, or foliage friends to highlight blooms.