Gardening Resources

This resources list is by no means a comprehensive guide to the wealth of information and sources available in Scotland and further afield. Its purpose is to give you a taste of what's on offer to help you garden for life.

Garden for Life publications to download:

• Garden for Life
• Garden for butterflies
• Garden for birds
• Garden for life in pots and containers
• Garden for Food
• Garden without peat
• Garden for life: research of support needs for groups undertaking community gardening projects

Other publications

The Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society  , with the Glasgow Allotments Forum, have produced booklets about allotments and biodiversity for Glasgow and Edinburgh, entitled Gardening in Harmony with Nature.

SAGS has produced a report on Growing Scotland 

Plants and seeds

The Royal Horticultural Society can provide a wealth of information on gardening.

Books

There is a huge range of books on all aspects of gardening for food, health and biodiversity. Your local library will have a good selection.