The Small Ecological Garden - Softcover

Stickland, Sue

9780855327736: The Small Ecological Garden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855327731 ISBN 13: 9780855327736

Publisher: Search Pr Ltd, 1996

However tiny the plot, you can make a contribution to restoring the balance of nature by gardening the ecological way. Grow flowers, shrubs, climbers and trees and even a wildlife have, all in a small space and without the use of harmful chemicals. Using nature to get the best from a garden, this book helps readers to: choose the most suitable plants for the soil and situation; feed them with natural compost; and attract bees and butterflies by growing the right plants. A small pond brings frogs, hedgehogs, birds and other wildlife to the garden, while a bank or corner dedicated as a wildflower meadow both helps preserve species and create an eye-catching feature.

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About the Author:

Sue Stickland is a freelance gardener and writer and lectures on organic gardening. Formerly, she was the head gardener at the National Centre for Organic Gardening, and was one of the presenters of the highly successful Channel 4 television series All Muck and Magic?

Review:

Sept 2006 The author is a freelance gardener, writer and lecturer, and her book aims to encourage gardening with nature and without chemicals, using your knowledge of your garden and its conditions to choose plants that will thrive. Whatever the size of your garden, this book can help you create a framework of plants and wildlife habitats and a composting system that will allow you to enjoy an interesting and attractive garden that maintains a harmonious relationship with the natural world. There are chapters on assessing the soil, design, dealing with different conditions and weeds, attracting wildlife, as well as choosing the right plants for particular sites, all illustrated with colour photos. Country Smallholding

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