Garden Books We’re Obsessed With This Year

This week, RHS Head of Libraries Fiona Davison, garden designer Zoe Claymore and RHS Gardening Advisor Nick Turrell gather to share their must-read gardening books of 2025. Along the way, they explore what really makes a garden waterwise, dive into the astonishing world of fungi, demystify regenerative gardening, and get to the root of soil science. They also journey through the makings of a temperate rainforest, spotlight remarkable horticultural heroes from history — and yes, they even tackle the topic every gardener loves to hate: slugs.

Host: Fiona Davison with Nick Turrell and Zoe Claymore

Books mentioned:

Garden People: The Photographs of Valerie Finnis - Ursula Buchan 

Botanical Illustration: The Gold Medal Winners - Charlotte Brooks

RHS Waterwise Garden - Tom Massey

RHS Fungi for Gardeners - Dr Jassy Drakulic

RHS Slugs: Friend or Foe - Dr Hayley Jones

The Kindest Garden: A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening - Marian Boswell 

Illustrated History of Landscape Design - Elizabeth Boults 

One Garden Against the World - Kate Bradbury 

The Lost Rainforests of Great Britain - Guy Shrubsole