# Garden Books We’re Obsessed With This Year

An episode of [Gardening with the RHS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/605769651), 11 Dec 2025, 42 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PIXP3241102906.mp3?updated=1734698515

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

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