Inspired by the idea of doing something positive for their local environment, Yvette Verner and her husband Mike bought a small field close to their home in the south of England. With the bountiful assistance of nature they have created a flower meadow which attracts a rich variety of wildlife, including badgers, deer and a multitude of birds and butterflies. In this book Yvette tells the story of their meadow:?how they designed the layout, selected and planted wild flowers, trees and hedges--and spent many absorbing hours wildlife-watching. Meadows such as theirs support large populations of plants, insects, birds and other animals, and are extremely important in maintaining the ecological diversity of our countryside. Many meadow species that farmers and gardeners consider to be weeds are host to other forms of wildlife:?the modest oxeye daisy alone supports over twenty species of insect!
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Uit Cambridge
ISBN-10
1900322080
ISBN-13
9781900322089
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95624693
Product Key Features
Author
Yvette Verner
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Gardening
Dimensions
Height
234mm
Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Totnes
Content Note
16pp Colour Plates, 40 Line Drawings, Bibliography, Index
Author Biography
Yvette Verner and her husband have loved and cared for half an acre of meadow in East Sussex for over ten years. She is donating half of the royalties from this book to Plantlife International, the UKis leading charity dedicated to the conservation of wild plants in their natural habitats.