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Welcome to The Manic Botanic Shop
Here you’ll find my own gardening guides alongside a hand-picked collection of favourite books and resources. I’ve also added a selection of gardening tools and supplies. They’re the types of things I find most useful (and pretty) in the garden.
Some of the links are Amazon affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase (at no extra cost to you).
I hope you discover something here that inspires, informs, and helps you along your gardening journey. Happy growing!
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Create Your Dream Garden 1 - essential knowledge
The essential knowledge you need to get a head start in creating your garden. Whether it’s climate, soil, garden aspect, seasonal colour or something else, you’ll find useful tips here to help you on your way.
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Create Your Dream Garden 2 - design principles
Learn all the secrets of landscape designers in this easy-to-read guide. These principles are not hard to implement, you just need to know what they are! You’ll inject ‘wow factor’ into your garden in no time using these tips and tricks.
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Gardening on Clay
If you’re trying to garden on clay soil, you know all too well the despair that can come with it. I’ve felt it too. But I’ve learned how to manage it and even appreciate its many strengths while minimising its weaknesses. And I’ve collected all that knowledge into this simple guide.
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Blooms on Repeat
A guide to all the perennials I grow here in my zone 9a garden. This guide has a full page dedicated to each perennial with information on their preferred soil, climate (including suitable USDA zones), watering requirements, flowering season, mature size, pests and diseases, propagation methods and more. A quick reference guide for when you’re wondering what to plant.