The Wildlife Garden

Product Description With the erosion of native wildlife habitats, gardens increasingly provide an invaluable source of food and shelter for Britain's fauna and flora. The Wildlife Garden is the essential guide to attracting birds to your bushes, butterflies to your buddleia and a whole array of other creatures into your garden - even if you only have a window box. Whether you just want to make an existing family space more wildlife friendly or go the whole hedgehog and turn your back garden into a mini nature reserve The Wildlife Garden will show you how to do it. There is full information on what plants are best for wildlife, on how to make refuges for insects and homes for bats, on making a pool for frogs, all whilst adding scent and colour to your surroundings. Review The Wildlife Garden is an essential guide to attracting birds to your bushes and butterflies to your buddleia. Packed full of useful hints and tips this book is a must for all our . . . readers with budding green fingers. ― Cotswold Life Book Description Make your garden a haven for wildlife, and for you and your family. From the Back Cover Make your garden a haven for wildlife With the erosion of native wildlife habitats, gardens increasingly provide an invaluable source of food and shelter for Britain's fauna and flora. Discover how to attract bees to your borders, birds to your bushes, butterflies to your buddleia and a whole array of other creatures - even if you only have a window box. Find out what plants are best for wildlife, how to make refuges for insects, homes for bats and a pool for frogs, all while adding scent and colour to your surroundings and getting the children involved. · Ten Wildlife Garden Commandments · Step-by-step plan for your garden · Create a nectar-rich flower garden in a pot · Make a green roof for your shed or garage John Lewis-Stempel made his first wildlife garden when he was seven. In 2012 he received a Society of Authors' Foundation Award for his writings on nature. As well as keeping a wildlife garden, he runs an organic farm. About the Author John Lewis-Stempel made his first wildlife garden at age seven, after reading an article in the magazine of the Young Ornithologists' Club. He has written on gardening and wildlife for numerous publications, including Landscape Design and Grow Your Own, has been a full-time gardener, and worked for a conservation charity. In 2012 he received a Society of Authors' Foundation Award for his writings on nature. As well as keeping a wildlife garden, he runs an organic farm. His other books include The Wild Life: A Year of Living on Wild Food and, in Right Way, Foraging: The Essential Guide to Free Wild Food.