Artikelname: Attracting Birds to Your Garden
Artikelbeschreibung: Offers suggestions on feeding birds and providing opportunities for nesting and bathing. The book takes the reader through the steps of planning a bird-friendly garden, covering aspects such as pool construction, suitable plants, provision of nest sites/food, pest control and garden maintenance

Artikelname: Composting with Worms
Artikelbeschreibung: George Pilkington has been working with worms and preaching their benefits for nearly 20 years. During that time he has set up a company, Nurturing Nature, which has won the coveted Green Apple 'Gold' Award for Best Environmental Practice. He gives lectures around the country on worm composting and is the author of the well-received 'Gardening for Wildlife'.

This book is the collection of his many years' experience as an unashamed worm composting fanatic. In this book you will learn: How worms turn waste into compost Which worms to use Which worm bin is most suitable for your needs The best uses for your worm compost What to do when good bins turn bad

A Worm composting book written from a UK perspective.

Artikelname: Creating Small Habitats for Wildlife in Your Garden
Artikelbeschreibung: Everyone can play a part in conservation and enjoy the delights of a garden which attracts wildlife. With today's concerns about pollution and habitat loss, ever more gardeners are using organic methods of cultivation, eschewing chemicals and actively encouraging wildflowers and creatures to colonize their gardens. In a well-planned garden there is room for people and wildlife.Josie Briggs shows how to successfully create and maintain garden habitats, covering woodlands, wetlands, grasslands and rocklands in depth. She explains how the smallest patios and balconies can support wildlife. It is even possible to create all habitat types in containers, and Josie devotes a chapter to the particular concerns of these.

Areas covered include: . organic gardening and conservation issues . buying and propagating trees and shrubs . creating ponds and bog gardens . building dry stone walls and rockeries . tailoring garden plans . garden care and maintenance

Artikelname: Garden Bird Behaviour
Artikelbeschreibung: Whether you own several acres of garden in the remote countryside or a window-box in an urban area, observing the behaviour of garden birds, from acrobatic tits to blackbirds in full song, can be an intensely rewarding pastime. "Garden Bird Behaviour" explores a wide range of bird behaviour including courtship, territorial behaviour, singing, nesting, flying, feeding, and migration; it's an invaluable guide that will help you get the most out of your birdwatching hobby. Written in a personal and encouraging style, with wonderful photographs and colour artwork, "Garden Bird Behaviour" is as enjoyable to read as it is informative. The emphasis is on observing the birds that frequent your garden and taking time to spot the different characteristics of each species as they feed, interact or raise their young, in order to gradually build up a comprehensive understanding of their behaviour.

Artikelname: HDRA: Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
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Artikelname: Pond Plants (Lambert)
Artikelbeschreibung: This compact, richly illustrated guide explores all aspects of growing and using plants in and around a garden pond. The emphasis is on presenting key facts and essential guidance in short, easy-to-access notes that build into a wealth of practical information. Harnessing the experience of real experts, the Aquamaster Guides combine stylish design with rock-solid advice. Contents include; Using pond plants Planting zones Planting strategy How many plants? Buying pond plants Baskets and mixes Potting up oxygenators The role of floating plants Potting up marginals Potting up water lilies Deep water aquatics The bog garden Propagating plants Colour-themed planting Spring plant care Summer plant care Autumn plant care Winter plant care Pests and diseases Intro to popular pond plant Oxygenating plants Floating plants Marginal plants Pygmy water lilies Small water lilies Medium-sized water lilies Large water lilies Tropical water lilies Deep water aquatics Bog garden plants

Artikelname: The Bird-Friendly Garden
Artikelbeschreibung: A practical month-by-month guide to attracting birds to your garden,The Bird-friendly Garden helps you to make your garden into a haven for birds, whether it's a balcony, a courtyard or simply a window ledge. Each style of garden features full-page garden plan illustration by Gill Tomblin. There is also a section on unusual gardens, such as those near the coast. Each one is supplemented by suggestion for the best nest-boxes, feeders and bird-baths to install, as well as the best plants to cultivate. There is practical advice on:* how to care for the birds in your garden* how to provide protection from predators* identification guide* detailed plant directoryA bird calendar explains season-by-season the different birds you are likely to see in each type of garden, and the correct type of food to provide at different times of the year. The Bird-friendly Garden is the ideal book for all gardeners who enjoy watching birds.

Artikelname: The Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher
Artikelbeschreibung: This book provides everything you need to watch and identify birds throughout the year, with practical advice on encouraging birds into your garden and how to avoid any problems that might arise. The book provides an illustrated identikit, which profiles a selection of common garden birds, followed by detailed sections on typical, easily-observed behaviour, and a breakdown of the types of bird calls to expect and specifically what to look for in each month of the year. Stunningly illustrated, yet simple to use, "The Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher" will ensure that you get the maximum pleasure from your garden whatever its size or location.

Artikelname: The Complete Garden Bird Book: How to Identify and Attract Birds to Your Garden
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This reference combines full identification and behavioural features of over 70 common garden birds with detailed, highly visual information on attracting and encouraging birds to the garden. The book is illustrated in colour throughout and designed for ease of use.

Artikelname: The Secret Lives of Garden Birds
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Have you ever wondered what the birds in your garden get up to when they're not tucking into peanuts and seeds on the birdtable? This book takes us, month by month, into the secret lives of our most familiar garden birds, revealing inspiring, intriguing and scandalous real-life dramas.

Artikelname: The Small Ecological Garden
Artikelbeschreibung: This book shows how to create a wildlife haven in any garden - large or small. Learn how to make compost, attract bees and butterflies and grow the right plants.

This book will enable you to get the best from your garden using Nature to help you: choose the perfect plants for your soil and situation; feed them with your own natural compost; attract bees and butterflies. There are scores of full-colour photographs and the author is an expert organic horticulturalist who will inspire you to garden Nature's way.

Artikelname: The Wildlife Pond Handbook: A Practical Guide to Creating and Maintaining Your Own Wetland for Wildlife
Artikelbeschreibung: With around 200,000 garden ponds in the Greater London area alone, ponds are one of the most appealing and vibrant small-scale wildlife habitats. Almost one in ten British gardens actually have a pond and it is seen as a growth area both by garden centres and conservation organizations alike. With this book wildlife and garden enthusiasts can discover and explore the world of ponds: from bugs, beetles and dragonflies, to frogs, newts, birds and bats. It offers clear step-by-step instructions on how to plan, design, site and build small and large ponds for wildlife and is full of suggestions on how to encourage different plants and animals. Also included are details on a wide variety of plants, tips on how to maintain your pond through the seasons and clear, annotated diagrams on its construction.

Artikelname: Tony Soper's Bird Table Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting Birds and Other Wildlife to Your Garden
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An all-new edition of this classic "Tony Soper" work, with completely revised text and brand new illustrations. This book covers everything you need to know about attracting wild birds to your garden, with details of what feed to put out to attract the maximum variety of birds all year round. It also includes nestboxes, pond building and gardening with wildlife in mind, with advice on attracting frogs, newts, toads, hedgehogs, foxes, badgers and other kinds of wildlife to your garden. It is beautifully illustrated with superbly observed watercolours and line drawings, capturing the essence of wild bird behaviour and appealing to the widest possible readership.

Artikelname: Wild Gardens (Collins)
Artikelbeschreibung: Full of advice and clear instructions, Collins Practical Gardener Wild Gardens is the most comprehensive guide to creating a wild garden. One of the latest titles in the successful Practical Gardener series, Wild Gardens will teach you the skills, techniques and planning needed in creating the perfect wild garden. Wild Gardens explores a range of planting options and combinations, from wild flower favourites such as poppies, daisies and cornflowers to rambling climbers like honeysuckle and clematis. Covering many varieties of grasses. Wild Gardens also details an assortment of styles and garden themes to choose from, including the planting of bluebells, ferns and snowdrops to achieve a pastoral woodland look. Useful information on matching plants to wildlife is also included, directing the gardener towards high pollinating plants for attracting butterflies, as well as outlining handy tips for dealing with pests, diseases and other plant viruses. Every alphabetically listed genera is supplied with background information, planting suggestions, illustrations and a visual chart providing details on the specific needs and qualities of each plant. Also included is a handy, quick reference care and troubleshooting chart enabling you to identify, diagnose and remedy plant problems from their symptoms.