The Wild Garden: Expanded Edition

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The moving documentary offered an insight into the pressures on the decreasing tiger population in India by following the sad trail of one young tiger who left the Ranthambore preserve. They get a bad press but bats are super useful for our gardens. 'Did you know that attracting bats to your garden is one of the safest and most efficient methods for natural insect control?' asks Shannen Godwin. 'One little brown bat can eat 1,200 insects per hour! A great bat-attracting

If you miss the heartbeat that is the bees, the butterflies and the birds, you’re missing the real status quo of what a garden should be' says Arthur Parkinson. To give the best chance, when planning your flower bed ideas, grow different types of pollinator-friendly plants so that there’s something in bloom for them all year round.Wychwood Wild Garden was acquired by the charity in 2010 with the assistance of The Cotswold Conservation Board Sustainable Development Fund, The Doris Field Trust and HDH Wills Trust. All this owned by a local charity, supported by volunteers and open all the year around –please respect it and help us keep this as a legacy for future generations. Also leave the lawn to grow, allow its weeds to flower and insects will feast on the banquet they provide,’ adds Cheryl Cummings.

Centre for Wildlife Gardening - This much-loved London Wildlife Trust community garden has been delighting local residents for over 25 years now. Located behind a quiet residential street, it’s the perfect place to enjoy inner city nature, to learn and to relax. The centre runs regular, free family-friendly events and works closely with the local community.I think for what I want to do the book was useful for thinking about the various places in my yard that I want to plant out and what that might look like with broad strokes without using lawn or flower beds that need to be replanted every season. The lists of plants were more or less useful. I found a couple plants I would like to use and I think he makes a good case for using non-natives if they are going to accomplish what you want and work with your climate. That's also the rub though, the plants he lists work well for the English countryside, but many of them won't work where I live (too hot or not cold enough, too dry).