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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!

  • Cover of a gardening book titled 'Create Your Dream Garden' by Marcie Botanic. The cover features a garden scene with a red garden obelisk, iris flowers, and greenery during sunset.

    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.

  • Cover of a gardening book titled 'Create Your Dream Garden' with a photo of colorful flowers on a garden table, a garden in the background, and a green border.

    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.

  • Book cover titled 'GARDENING ON CLAY, The Basic Book,' showing pink dahlias in a garden with a wooden fence and trees in the background.

    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.

  • A garden with colorful blooming perennial flowers in pink, purple, and blue in front of a wooden pergola and outdoor seating.

    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.

TESTIMONIALS

Wow! I purchased this today and it is seriously fantastic!! Has given me so much inspiration and ideas. Your garden is so stunning!!

Wow! I purchased this today and it is seriously fantastic!! Has given me so much inspiration and ideas. Your garden is so stunning!!

Honestly, since reading your guidebook, I've started making well thought out decisions rather than diving in feet first and thinking "Let's see what happens!". Saves so much time, money and frustration.

Honestly, since reading your guidebook, I've started making well thought out decisions rather than diving in feet first and thinking "Let's see what happens!". Saves so much time, money and frustration.

Thank you for such an easy to follow eBook. I highly recommend this book to anyone starting their gardening journey.

Thank you for such an easy to follow eBook. I highly recommend this book to anyone starting their gardening journey.

I am loving your guides. Best gardening advice ever.

I am loving your guides. Best gardening advice ever.

Esschert Design Garden Fence
Esschert Design USA, LLC