Handbook of Native Trees and Shrubs by Charlotte De La Bedoyere

Handbook of Native Trees and Shrubs by Charlotte De La Bedoyere

The planting and replanting of woodlands can successfully recreate some of our lost natural habitats and ecosystems. With some management, trees and shrubs are more likely to survive and grow quicker, along with the many species of native flora and fauna that rely on woodlands and verges. Even a few square metres can support some trees and shrubs and with them a variety of wildflowers, grasses, lichen, fungi, birds, butterflies, insects and reptiles. Illustrating and describing all the native trees and shrubs that once covered most of Britain, this handbook provides guidance on planning both large and small woodlands. Advice is given on how to plant, maintain and manage a woodland with minimal intervention and yet cope with weeds, pests, diseases and the effects of drought. This is an illuminating guide to an often overlooked area of nature conservation.

Charlotte de la Bedoyere was fascinated by the idea of natural gardening at a very early age. She has a large flourishing vegetable garden at her Sussex home, where she grows dozens of varieties of herbs, plus many topical varieties, and she also keeps ponies, ducks, geese, chickens, and sheep. Her forty acres of woodland were recently named as a site of nature-conservation interest, having been found to contain 250 different species of plants. When not gardening, she loves to travel the world studying exotic flora and fauna.

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ISBN 13	9781843306061
ISBN 10	1843306069
Title	Handbook of Native Trees and Shrubs
Author	Charlotte De La Bedoyere
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	IMM Lifestyle Books
Year published	2004-03-01
Number of pages	128
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