For a decade Laetitia Maklouf did all her gardening in window boxes a balcony & across every surface inside her flat. Finally she moved into a house with her own garden. Beautifully illustrated throughout with Jill Mead's acclaimed photographs Sweet Peas for Summer is Laetitia's own story of creating her first garden from scratch in a year & a bible for the gardening beginner. Irreverent practical & funny she sets out how to plan plant & maintain a garden in ten easy steps. There are also over 100 plant recipes for spring summer autumn & winter planting plans for every personality type & plenty of time left over for lounging on the lawn.