Description
Included in Gardens Illustrated top gardening books of the year 2024. The perfect guide for any gardener looking for inspiration on how to create a pollinator-friendly garden all year round. Pollinators are essential to life on Earth.
Yet bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects are struggling due to climate change and habit loss. Fortunately, what we choose to plant in our gardens can help them to thrive. In this heartfelt guide, horticulturalist and Gardener's World presenter Rachel de Thame highlights plants we can grow that are rich in nectar and pollen, ensuring the garden is filled with beautiful flowers for us all to enjoy year-round.
Arranged by season and illustrated with exquisite hand-painted watercolours and glorious photography showcasing many of Rachel's favourite plants, this book provides a captivating look at how best to support nature. Whether you have a small urban courtyard or a large country garden, A Flower Garden for Pollinators will guide your choice of plants, attracting a host of pollinators to your own patch of paradise.
'A wonderful journey through the magical world of plants.' - Frances Tophill
'...a timely guide for those of us who want to attract more pollinators into our gardens and green spaces... it's a wonderful book, beautifully illustrated... - Plant Life
Hardback
Publication: 25 Apr 2024, Quercus
ISBN: 9781529422146
Extent: 208 pages
