With simple, step-by-step instructions for growing food, keeping eco-pets such as chickens and quails, composting, worm farming, beekeeping and much, much more, Green Urban Living, by Janet Luke is set to become a gardening Bible in many homes.

Packed with practical tips and hands-on techniques, the guide proves a sustainable, productive garden can be achieved in even the smallest of urban backyards.

Space-saving tricks such as a pallet gardens, vertical planters, gutter gardens and hanging buckets make the most of tight areas and use recycled materials, too.

Written in plain English with the ‘non-gardener’ in mind, there are plenty of sustainable gardening tips to inspire even the laziest gardener.