“I move down to the garden through the windy path and every time I sigh out. I may be feeling awful emotionally... but I always get a release of stress. I always sense a movement towards calm. Calm. It never fails to come.”

A place for quiet contemplation, inspiration, and companionship: the garden is many things to Will Young. In his Garden Diaries, Will charts a year spent transforming the dauntingly large, wild space he has acquired and opens up about the feelings and memories it triggers along the way. From spells of anxiety and depression, to stories from his musical career, encounters with his neighbours, politicians, and celebrities, to the warm welcome he has found in the horticultural world.

Will shares how the garden is central to his life, how it grounds him and helps bolster his mental health. Told with disarming candour, humility, and plenty of good humour, Garden Diaries is a story of growth in every sense.

Will Young has spent the last two decades at the forefront of pop after bursting onto the scene in 2002 as the original winner of Pop Idol. He has achieved four number 1 albums, four number 1 singles, two BRIT Awards, and 13 sold-out UK tours. An acclaimed author, Will published To Be a Gay Man (2021) and the Sunday Times bestseller Be Yourself and Happier (2022). He is a leading advocate for mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ rights, having served as the first Patron of Shout and hosted the podcast The Wellbeing Lab. A passionate animal welfare campaigner, Will co-founded Miraculous Meals, a dog food company donating 50% of its profits to rescue centres. He lives in Wiltshire with his three dogs Esme, Moses, and Domino, and is an enthusiastic gardener. In 2026, he debuted his first garden design at the RHS Wisley Flower Show and regularly shares his gardening journey through his Garden Diaries on Instagram.

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