Imagine growing thriving vegetable plants, fragrant herb gardens, robust perennials and stunning annuals. It's time to think inside the box -- one that's filled with good-quality soil teeming with beneficial soil organisms, that is.

Raised bed gardening is a wildly popular method that gardeners everywhere can enjoy, no matter your space or the quality of your native soil as chief among the advantages is the ability to build the best soil for your plants. This is a simple, step-by-step guide to planning, building and growing in your first raised bed. YouTube's Gardener Scott shepherds you through every stage of creating a thriving, productive raised bed garden - from the crucial planning phases where you'll consider the design and how you're going to use your raised bed, to building your first raised bed, filling it with soil and growing your dream garden. The book features:

• Seven detailed, step-by-step building projects to try at home
• Excellent advice on building good soil and creating the best soil blends for your raised bed
• Information on garden planning, including successional planting and intensive planting
• Expert recommendations on growing and garden maintenance, such as watering, weeding, trellising and harvesting
• Advice for protecting your plants from the wrath of pests, diseases and extreme weather
• Guidance on planning and maintaining your garden year-round
• Money-saving tips and informative features.
• hundreds of beautiful photos that will both instruct and inspire as you explore the wonderful world of raised bed gardening.