How to Create a Wildlife Garden: Complete Instructions for Designing and Planting Wildlife Habitats, with Over 40 Practical Projects, a Directory of 70 Wildlife Species and 800 Photographs - Hardcover

Christine Lavelle; Michael Lavelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754817601 ISBN 13: 9780754817604

Publisher: Lorenz Books, 2007

Synopsis

OUT OF PRINT - SEE 9780754835202 FOR NEW UPDATED EDITION. This book looks at many different aspects of gardening, such as decorative beds and borders in the ornamental garden, as well as lawns, hedges and the kitchen garden. Domestic outdoor spaces are extremely variable in terms of size, function and location, and the authors explain in each case which types of wildlife can potentially benefit from a particular type of garden. Clear and easy-to-follow instructions on a range of basic techniques - such as plant propagation, soil preparation, planting, creating new habitats and general maintenance - are backed up with advice on planning and designing, showing how we can successfully share our outdoor space with wildlife. In addition, the book shows how to encourage benign and beneficial garden species by feeding and providing shelter for them as well as how best to deal with the more problematic species that occasionally enter our gardens.

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About the Author

Christine Lavelle is a lecturer in horticulture and ecology at Writtle College, Chelmsford, in England. She trained at the National Trust for Scotland's Threave School of Practical Gardening and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew where she carried out research projects to encourage beneficial insects within ornamental gardens. Christine has worked in many different areas of horticulture and has held two head gardenships at Askham Bryan College in York and Otley College in Suffolk. Michael Lavelle is a committed environmentalist and a firm believer that nature provides the best model for any garden design. A keen observer of nature since his early childhood in Lancashire, he believes that this natural model combined with a commonsense approach to horticulture is the key to organic success. Michael studied horticulture at Askham Bryan College in York and environmental management at Wye College in Kent. He worked as a professional landscaper before starting a career as a horticultural lecturer in the early 1990s. Michael has designed and constructed several educational exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show, achieving prestigious gold medals in 1999 and 2003. He currently works as a senior lecturer in landscape management at Writtle College in Chelmsford.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754817601
• ISBN 13: 9780754817604
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256