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The Bon Gardening Library

Field Guides

A quiet collection of practical, illustrated notes gathered from years of caring for Suffolk gardens. Browse at your own pace — each guide opens into a calm reading view, with a printable copy for the potting shed if you'd like one.

Bon Gardening field guide cover — Reading Your Garden

Field Guide No. 01

Reading Your Garden

Learn to understand what your garden is telling you

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Bon Gardening field guide cover — Gardening Principles

Field Guide No. 02

Gardening Principles

Simple ideas. Healthy gardens. Lasting beauty.

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Bon Gardening field guide cover — Plants That Suit Your Lifestyle

Field Guide No. 03

Plants That Suit Your Lifestyle

Right plant. Right place. Right for your time.

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Bon Gardening field guide cover — Low-Maintenance Cottage Garden

Field Guide No. 04

Low-Maintenance Cottage Garden

A cheat sheet for year-round interest

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Bon Gardening field guide cover — Guide to Composting

Field Guide No. 05

Guide to Composting

Turn today's scraps into tomorrow's soil

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Bon Gardening Field Guides are written with Suffolk gardens in mind. Every garden is different, so these guides offer practical principles rather than fixed rules.