An evening with Anya Lautenbach

The wonderful money-saving gardener, Anya Lautenbach, will be returning to Chorleywood, this time chatting about how to create beautiful displays in pots all year round for less, no matter your space.

With arrangements for spring, summer, autumn, and winter, The Money-Saving Gardener Containers includes projects for you to create in your own garden for colour and interest every month of the year – from spring bulbs to brighten your day to charming paperwhites that make a meaningful and beautiful gift in the darker months.

Throughout the book, Anya shares her money-saving advice on choosing pots and creative ways to repurpose everyday items, as well as tips and tricks to conserve expensive resources such as compost and water, and plenty of guidance on propagating plants for free.

"From a very early age I was taught to find joy in the simple things and potted plants have always played a big role, bringing me closer to the natural world and allowing me to live a happier, more purposeful, and fulfilled life.[…] Pots are like little gardens that anyone can own, and seeing people’s balconies filled with various pots, often repurposed and with imperfections, as well as displays on steps, walls, and other unexpected places, always makes me smile.”