The National Trust Book of Nature-Friendly Gardening

(Hardback)

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How to make a beautiful garden that works better with nature. Achievable, practical changes we can all make. Benefits for health and wellbeing too. Supported by the National Trust, who look after hundreds of Britains most important gardens.

Does caring for your Garden ever feel like a battle with nature Are you worried when you see a slug or snail Do you wonder why you keep having to buy new plants

This book invites you to relax and think differently about the way you garden. You can bring nature closer to home while still having a garden to be proud of. Discover which plants, materials and techniques will attract wildlife to your garden and lower your ecological footprint.

By rethinking how we care for our gardens we can start to work in harmony with nature, slow down and appreciate what we grow. This book is packed with advice about choosing plants which need less water and will last longer, creating places to attract wildlife and growing your own food.

There are more than 20 million gardens in Britain a bigger area than all our nature reserves combined so its within our power to start building a greener, more sustainable environment. Its time to embrace nature-friendly gardening to welcome wildlife, benefit the planet and boost our sense of wellbeing.

Author Bio

Rebecca Bevan has been a Head Gardener, an RHS Horticultural Adviser, a BBC Gardeners' World Researcher, and has written for The Garden Magazine and Telegraph. She has been a contributor on BBC Gardeners' World and BBC Gardeners' Question Time. She is currently the Gardens Researcher for the National Trust.