My Gardening Life

A personal memoir from one of the country's leading cooks on her passion for gardening, plants, and growing her own food

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

"Filled with insights into all her own gardens, growing tips, hard lessons, plant lists for all seasons, beautiful photos and praise for all the experts who have helped her along the way." - The Telegraph

"Packed with horticultural wisdom delivered as authoritatively as her recipes..." Country Living

"...an absolute treasure trove of green-fingered anecdotes and wisdom." Ideal Home

“In another life, I may have been a gardener.”

More than a memoir – this is a lifetime of gardening inspiration. Well-known and celebrated as a cookery writer and presenter, in My Gardening Life Mary Berry shares her second great love: gardening. From a passion that was sparked in her childhood as she helped her father in their vegetable patch, gardening has become a source of great joy to Mary.

In this deeply personal account, she reveals all that she has learned through a lifetime of growing, including:

• The gardens she has loved and tended
• The plants she loves to grow
• The people who have inspired and influenced her
• How she gardens through each season
• What gardening means to her

Full of anecdotes, pearls of wisdom, and beautiful photos of Mary’s own garden, My Gardening Life is a unique memoir told through the gardens Mary has loved.

*My Gardening Life won The Sunday Times Bestseller award March 2026