How To Make A Wildlife Garden,9780711217119

How To Make A Wildlife Garden

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ISBN13: 9780711217119
ISBN10: 0711217114
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-01-30
Publisher(s): Frances Lincoln Ltd
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Summary

In this revised and updated version of the classic How to Make a Wildlife Garden, professional environmentalist Chris Baines shows how you can transform your garden into a rich wildlife haven.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Why Make a Wildlife Garden?
7(28)
Why wildlife?
8(11)
The importance of nature in people's lives
A review of the state of wildlife in Britain -- countryside habitat loss and the scope for nature conservation in towns
A special role for gardens
19(4)
Huge acreages of land which could be better for wildlife
A chance to do something yourself
Gardens as a super-boosted habitat
Wildlife on the doorstep, where you can study it and enjoy it
Planning the garden as a habitat for you and your wildlife
23(12)
How to design a garden
Making yourself comfortable
The garden as a `woodland glade'
Starting from scratch, or adapting an established garden
Transition from cottage garden (close to the house) to captive countryside
Your own mini-wildlife sanctuary
PART 2 Creating New Habitats
35(76)
Shrubberies -- the woodland edge habitat
36(19)
Enclosure for the `woodland glade'
Creating canopies
The importance of native species
Deadwood and decay -- the vital ingredients
Woodland wildflowers and climbers
Habitat for songbirds, butterflies, beetles and hedgehogs
Hedgerows and climber-covered screens
55(12)
Slimline woodland edge
Clipped and country style hedgerows
Nesting habitat, blossom and fruit
Climbers for the tiniest garden
Flowers of the hedge bottom
Hedgerows as the wildlife corridors of the garden
Live-in lawns and wildflowers meadows
67(18)
Meadows as a complete habitat, and a part of our fantasy world
Mowing patterns to provide wildflowers
Meadows from seed
Suitable wildflowers for different meadows
Garden ponds and other `wetlands'
85(26)
Ponds as a focus for the wildlife garden
Siting wetlands
Methods of construction
Introducing natural inhabitants
Marshes and bogs
Frogs and newts and dragonflies
PART 3 Supplementing the Habitats
111(79)
Cottage garden service station
112(21)
Attracting passing trade
Plants for nectar, pollen and seed
Extending the season
Being a little less tidy
Keeping the butterflies happy
Fruit and vegetables and wildlife
133(6)
Growing food in the wildlife garden
Companion planting -- flowers among the veg
Avoiding the use of chemicals
Encouraging nature's predators -- the natural pesticide squad
Artificial habitat boosters
139(14)
Birdtables -- where to put them, how to stock them
Likely visitors to the feeding station
Nestboxes
How to make them, where to put them, offering a choice
Hibernation-habitat for hedgehogs
Walls and hedge banks for mini-beasts
The incredible compost heap
Propagating native plants
153(8)
Never disturb wild plants
Buying with caution -- the importance of native stock
Seed from the wild -- where and when to collect
Preparing for germination
Stratification -- the natural delay mechanism
Cuttings and layerings
Passing spare plants on to friends
A rich tapestry of wildlife
161(10)
Interconnections among the wildlife in your garden
Who is eating who
Mixing the habitats
Examples of complex life cycles
Unexpected arrivals
Studying garden wildlife
171(10)
Enjoyment first
Close observation on the doorstep
Keeping a diary
Simple ideas for closer study
Night-time wildlife
Over the garden wall
181(9)
Preparing a neighbourhood habitat map
Taking a broader view
Tracing your wildlife visitors back to base
Saving wild places for nature
Influencing the local council
Protecting wildlife for future generations
Useful addresses 190(1)
Index 191

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