RHS Companion to Wildlife Gardening by Chris Baines - Hardback - Fully Revised Guide to Wildlife-Friendly Gardening for Bees, Birds & Butterflies

Details Condition: New Format: Hardback ISBN: 9780711281288 Publisher: Frances Lincoln Overview The RHS Companion to Wildlife Gardening is the classic, best-selling guide to turning any outdoor space into a haven for bees, birds, butterflies and other garden wildlife. Fully revised and freshly illustrated by respected environmentalist Chris Baines, this hardback edition updates the ground-breaking advice first launched at the 1985 Chelsea Flower Show, reflecting decades of changing garden ecology. It's an essential, practical resource for gardeners, families and schools who want to garden with nature rather than against it, whatever the size of their plot. About the Book Gardening and wildlife make natural partners, and this beautifully produced hardback shows exactly how. Chris Baines draws on RHS research and over three decades of hands-on experience to explain how simple choices — the right nectar and fruiting plants, a source of water, some shelter, and a nest box or two — can transform a garden, balcony or school yard into a thriving mini-ecosystem. Chapters guide readers through the different habitats found in a typical garden, from hedgerows and woodland edges to ponds and wildflower meadows, explaining which plants help local wildlife and which to avoid. There's detailed, practical advice on building a wildlife pond, siting nest boxes, sowing a wildflower patch and managing a garden responsibly through the seasons. First published as How to Make a Wildlife Garden, the book helped bring wildlife gardening into the mainstream, and this updated edition addresses today's most pressing conservation issues while celebrating the rich variety of plants and animals that can be encouraged into even the smallest outdoor space. Lavishly illustrated throughout with colour photography, it combines authoritative RHS-backed guidance with genuinely achievable projects, making it as useful for absolute beginners as for experienced gardeners looking to make their plot more wil