Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Paperback English
Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything
Second edition
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Everything you need to know to turn your garden, balcony, patio or windowsill into a haven for wildlife. If you want to attract more bees, birds, frogs and hedgehogs into your garden, Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything is your go-to guide. Teaming up with the RHS and Wildlife Trusts, award-winning, wildlife gardening writer Kate Bradbury shares expert, up-to-date advice on nature-friendly gardening and how to offer local wildlife natural food and shelter. With handy charts tailored to every size and style of garden, this easy-to-use guide shows you how to create ideal habitats for the species you want to welcome. It features fact files for the UK’s most common garden species, step-by-step projects – from making bee hotels and wildlife ponds, to compost corners and wildflower meadows – plus the latest guidance on growing fungi, attracting rarer bees to your pollinator plants, and feeding local birds naturally. Whether you’re growing vegetables, flower-filled borders or gardening on a balcony or doorstep, this fully updated guide is packed with simple, practical ideas to help every gardener create an attractive, climate- and wildlife-friendly outdoor space.
Everything you need to know to turn your garden, balcony, patio or windowsill into a haven for wildlife. If you want to attract more bees, birds, frogs and hedgehogs into your garden, Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything is your go-to guide. Teaming up with the RHS and Wildlife Trusts, award-winning, wildlife gardening writer Kate Bradbury shares expert, up-to-date advice on nature-friendly gardening and how to offer local wildlife natural food and shelter. With handy charts tailored to every size and style of garden, this easy-to-use guide shows you how to create ideal habitats for the species you want to welcome. It features fact files for the UK’s most common garden species, step-by-step projects – from making bee hotels and wildlife ponds, to compost corners and wildflower meadows – plus the latest guidance on growing fungi, attracting rarer bees to your pollinator plants, and feeding local birds naturally. Whether you’re growing vegetables, flower-filled borders or gardening on a balcony or doorstep, this fully updated guide is packed with simple, practical ideas to help every gardener create an attractive, climate- and wildlife-friendly outdoor space.