Whatever the season, this is the new edition of your essential guide to gardening all year round, from the experts at the RHS. With specific monthly tasks for every part of the garden, expert plant advice, tips on organisation and over 1,000 photographs, this is the garden reference that not only tells you what to do when, but also shows you how to do it. Whether you are a green-fingered guru or are just starting out, enjoy 12 months of satisfying and successful gardening.

Ian Spence was Gardener's World presenter Geoff Hamilton's right hand man. As Head Gardener at Barnsdale he prepared weekly projects for the programme and today he continues to demonstrate many gardening techniques for BBC Gardener's World magazine. Ian writes plant profiles for The Daily Telegraph's Weekend magazine. He lives in Rutland.