Daniela Sosa (illustrator), Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening, Walker Books, March 2023, 32 pp., RRP $27.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781529515763
This is a comprehensive guide to making a garden, either at home or in a community garden. All the common vegetables are included together with herbs, sunflowers, and nasturtiums.
There is advice on when and where to plant, the equipment needed, what containers to use if creating a windowsill garden, when to harvest, and how to strike roots if not planting seeds or seedlings.
The step-by-step text is complemented by copious colour illustrations, and most pages have facts about the nutritive value of various vegetables. A great start for an enthusiastic young gardener.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Douglas
