The Natural History Of A Garden

Name: The Natural History Of A Garden
Rating: 3.17 (6 reviews)
Author: SPEDDING, Colin
ISBN: 9780881925784

SPEDDING, Colin

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Published by Timber Press, U.K, 2003

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The book opens with advice on how to hone observational skills so you recognize not just the insects but also their predators, and take note of the diversity of pollinators from the familiar honeybees to the low-temperature bumblebees and late-night moths. Discussions of plants and animals are followed by similarly detailed studies of soil, seasonal change, ecology, water, and garden visitors. With drawings & photos. // This a 1st edition hardback with its dustjacket in good condition-the dustjackets spine is faded. (245 pages 8 pages of photos).

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Title: The Natural History Of A Garden
Author: SPEDDING, Colin
Publisher: Timber Press, U.K
Publication year: 2003
Condition: Good
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0881925780
ISBN 13: 9780881925784
Seller catalogs: GARDENING, NATURAL HISTORY & NATURE

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Sir Colin Spedding fulfills the role of congenial teacher and learned scholar in an illuminating and rewarding study of a garden's ecology. At once down-to-earth and earnest, Spedding's efforts here should help develop the sort of probing quality that elevates the everyday gardener to the level of budding naturalist and greatly increases the enjoyment of cultivating plants in one's own personal retreat. A voyage of discovery. -- Jennifer Owen "Garden (Peterborough)" (06/11/2003) Intriguing and informative book. -- Julia Durbin "New Scientist" (07/21/2003) "The Natural History of a Garden" provides lots of advice and inspiration for would-be garden sleuths! This book is simply enchanting; there is so much of interest. -- John E. Bryan "Gardening Newsletter" (03/09/2005) It will teach you to recognize the diversity of pollinators and how wildlife changes through the different seasons. This book is simply enchanting . . . endearing and instructive, fascinating and fabulous. -- John E. Bryan "Gardening Newsletter" (03/01/2005) A fascinating window on the myriad creatures to be seen if you know where and when to look. -- Peter Surridge "Journal (Newcastle)" (09/26/2004) A highly credentialed scientist writes an entertaining, informative account of the fascinating plant and animal communities co-existing in his garden. This is a jolly book. . . A good exposition of what you can find going on in your own garden if you look in the right directions -- and at the right times. The Natural History of a Garden certainly covers a wide range of information, which is meant to stimulate wonder, produce questions, and provide some answers. If you're interested in what is going on in your garden, and who is really living there, then this book is for you. -- Leonard Perry "Perry's Perennial Pages" (09/26/2003) Not strictly a gardening volume but a fascinating window on the myriad creatures to be seen if you know where and when to look. -- Peter Surridge "Journal (Newcastle)" (12/28/2004) "The Natural History of a Garden" will enhance the garden naturalist's awareness with its strange-but-true facts, extraordinary statistics, and fascinating revelations into how a garden works. Exquisite detail...as varied as the animals, from bird beaks to coiled tongues of butterflies to caddis fly larvae cases...A reference for inquisitive gardeners, ecologists and teachers. -- Adele Kleine "Chicago Botanic Garden" (04/23/2004) [This] book provides exquisite detail on the lives of animals in a garden, the result of obviously intense observation. After reading "The Natural History of a Garden," I am now filled with admiration for the teeming life in my garden. -- Adele Kleine "Chicago Botanic Garden" (06/23/2004) Avid gardeners, whose shelves are most likely sagging with 'how-to' books, should find "The Natural History of a Garden" a refreshing approach to gardening. Spedding's work may be seen as a 'what? where? when? how? and why?' addition to the garden library. -- Kathryn Lund Johnson "American Gardener" (11/19/2003)

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