‘Antonia Fraser’s Garden Notebook with monthly illustrations of original butterfly watercolours and floral paintings, with uplifting poems and passages, is both a joy to read and to write in. it is no ordinary notebook but one that actively invites you and your muddy, or creative fingers, to use. As an artist I love the blank pages at the end for my own sketches or scribbles of flowers, gardens and times to remember. The more I add, the more special and unique my notebook becomes, and so it will grow with me and my garden!’

”I have long been an avid user of notebooks. There is always one to be found in my handbag full of scribbles, doodles, quotations and swatches of fabrics, but The Garden Notebook is currently in pride of place on my desk. It is a hardback notebook of beauty with wonderful paintings, quotations and informative extracts. Already filling up with long lists of flowers, vegetables and, of course, many a doodle. This notebook is proving to be a favourite and one which will most probably escape the confines of my handbag as it is too special.’

‘Despite having the tiniest of gardens, I find my copy of The Garden Notebook incredibly useful to record interesting plants, garden design ideas and schemes. But it’s far more than just a notebook, the wonderful illustrations, paintings and quotations make it a pleasure to use with something to delight the eye on every page.’

‘I love my notebook with its colourful flower paintings for each month, illustrating what should be flowering and which butterflies should be fluttering around. Alongside the illustrations, each month has thoughtful quotes that understand rural life and nature. It is extremely useful and I have it to hand most of the time. Easy to find too, with its jolly still life on the cover and brilliant blue background.’