Bursting with step-by-step photography, foolproof growing advice, plant portraits and finished recipes, Fruit and Veg Box is a beautiful gift box collection that takes you from planting and picking to plating-up and preserving with three expert growing guides:

Step-by-Step Veg Patch

• Understand, in detail, how to plant and nurture over 60 different vegetables, fruits, and herbs
• Follow clear photographic advice on all the essentials, from preparing your plot to picking your produce
• Decide what to grow and how to ensure that you have a good selection – even in a small space
• Discover the reliable fruit and vegetable varieties that taste superb and crop well

• Cook your way through the growing year with this bumper crop of over 100 seasonal recipes
• Eat with variety – recipes for soups, salads, side dishes, mains, and desserts, to bring out the best from your garden
• Deal with a glut – ideas for preserving the harvest, including chutneys, jams, jellies, pickles, and bottled fruit and veg
• Keep it fresh – tips on when to pick each crop in its prime, how best to store or eat fresh, and options for freezing