A Flower Garden for Pollinators: Learn how to sustain and support
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 LifeRachel de Thame is a horticulturalist, broadcaster, designer and writer. Her passion for plants and gardening began in childhood and she prioritises the needs of wildlife. A familiar face on our screens since 1999, Rachel is perhaps best known for presenting on BBC2's flagship series Gardeners' World and is a long-term member of the BBC team covering the Chelsea Flower Show, as well as all the major RHS Flower Shows. Rachel is a regular columnist for The Sunday Times and The Garden magazine.
Author: Rachel de Thame
Format: Hardback, 208 pages, 248mm x 196mm, 820 g
Published: 2024, Quercus Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Gardening
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 LifeRachel de Thame is a horticulturalist, broadcaster, designer and writer. Her passion for plants and gardening began in childhood and she prioritises the needs of wildlife. A familiar face on our screens since 1999, Rachel is perhaps best known for presenting on BBC2's flagship series Gardeners' World and is a long-term member of the BBC team covering the Chelsea Flower Show, as well as all the major RHS Flower Shows. Rachel is a regular columnist for The Sunday Times and The Garden magazine.