Way to Grow: Over 100 Hacks for Green-fingered Greatness - Hardcover

Akeroyd, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241803284 ISBN 13: 9780241803288

Publisher: DK, 2026

Synopsis

Discover ingenious green-fingered hacks designed to make your life easier in the garden

In Way to Grow, the new gardening book from expert gardener and bestselling author Simon Akeroyd, you will find more than 100 clever ideas to help you save time and money and have fun while growing plants.

Don't we all want to garden smarter? To grow more plants successfully and be more efficient? And enjoy a thriving, wildlife-friendly outside space? This book will help you get there and inspire you to grow something new and garden differently.

Discover how to:

• Water pots with lengths of string
• Create a watering can from a milk carton
• Scavenge sheep’s wool to repel slugs
• Feed plants with banana skins
• Plant potatoes in a tower built from chicken wire
• Grow a cactus from supermarket fruit

Simon’s passion is to uncover and share via his hugely popular social media shorts all the fun and affordable shortcuts to growing you never knew existed. In this book he has selected more than 100 of his best ideas, and whether you are beginner or more experienced grower, there’s something for everyone.

So collect your coffee grounds, save those old tights, and get creative for garden greatness.

Way to Grow: Over 100 Hacks for Green-fingered Greatness is a must-have volume for followers of Simon Akeroyd. Don’t forget to explore more from Simon with Grow Your Groceries: 40 Hack for Growing Plants from Your Weekly Shop.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Akeroyd is a passionate gardener, author, and social media influencer with over 30 years experience in horticulture. He has written more than 30 books to date, many for the RHS and National Trust, and 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 and he was recently recognised 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241803284
• ISBN 13: 9780241803288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192