The Wild Garden (Cassell's Garden Directories)

by Lucy Huntington (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $4.19

  Birdsong, colourful butterflies, the gentle hum of bees, enchanting glimpses of hedgehogs or other wild creatures - all add a vivid new perspective to your garden. But natural gardens are not just a matter of letting your plants run wild. This practical guide takes a realistic approach to organic methods and shows how to create your ideal garden. All aspects of planting and maintaining a garden are covered, including advice on habitats and soil types, co-ordinating colour and foliage, and identifying and dealing with pests.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $4.19

  Whether your water feature is a simple half barrel containing a single water lily or a formal fountain, this book provides guidance on selecting the right plants, pond maintenance and useful tips on how to plant and care for water plants. Including an extensive plant directory, giving full information on varieties and cultivars. A quick, authoritative reference on all aspects of planting and maintaining a garden, including advice on habitats and soil types, co-ordinating colour and foliage, identifying and dealing with pests.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.25

  Invite nature right to your own backdoor! At a time when the habitats of many wild plants, animals, and birds are under threat, gardens can become important conservation zones. Whether you're going all out to develop a full-scale sanctuary or simply a small urban oasis, here is wildlife gardening in all its aspects, from obtaining and planting native plant species to encouraging avian and four-legged friends to come by. Plus: ways to keep wild flowers and foliage disease-free without pesticides.