Where have all the flowers gone?
restoring wild flowers to the countryside
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2024
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1. Auflage
Papadakis (Verlag)
978-1-901092-82-0 (ISBN)
Papadakis (Verlag)
978-1-901092-82-0 (ISBN)
A beautiful but practical guide to bringing our gardens and the countryside back to life by re-introducing the wild flowers that used to provide food for birds, butterflies and other insects and were a constant delight to the human eye
A traditional meadow full of wild flowers is a rare sight today but it is not too late to restore them and to create new ones. Charles Flower is passionate about restoring the countryside. After the appalling destruction provoked by modern farming methods during the 1970s and 1980s he pioneered practical methods of wild flower restoration on his own farm, where he grows wild flower seed crops and runs restoration workshops. We have been through many painful years of seeing our meadows destroyed but Charles Flower has proved that it is possible to plan for diversity, harvest seed, propagate it and create new meadows, woods, hedges and ponds so that wild flowers can be successfully re-established not only in the countryside but also in our gardens, thus ensuring a supply of nectar over a long period – from the woodland primrose in March through to fleabane in the wet meadow in September – that will entice back countless butterflies and other insects. This book is full of practical advice amassed by someone who has devoted all his energy to good management of the countryside for over 20 years. It recounts the story of how he has helped restore the flowers – and thus ensure the return of wildlife – to numerous gardens, farms and estates, a story documented by glorious photographs that cannot fail to inspire.
A traditional meadow full of wild flowers is a rare sight today but it is not too late to restore them and to create new ones. Charles Flower is passionate about restoring the countryside. After the appalling destruction provoked by modern farming methods during the 1970s and 1980s he pioneered practical methods of wild flower restoration on his own farm, where he grows wild flower seed crops and runs restoration workshops. We have been through many painful years of seeing our meadows destroyed but Charles Flower has proved that it is possible to plan for diversity, harvest seed, propagate it and create new meadows, woods, hedges and ponds so that wild flowers can be successfully re-established not only in the countryside but also in our gardens, thus ensuring a supply of nectar over a long period – from the woodland primrose in March through to fleabane in the wet meadow in September – that will entice back countless butterflies and other insects. This book is full of practical advice amassed by someone who has devoted all his energy to good management of the countryside for over 20 years. It recounts the story of how he has helped restore the flowers – and thus ensure the return of wildlife – to numerous gardens, farms and estates, a story documented by glorious photographs that cannot fail to inspire.
Charles Flower is a consultant working with many individuals, farmers and landowners as well as the National Trust while running his own 175-acre farm in Wiltshire.
Where have all the flowers gone?
Wild flowers – an integral part of rural life
The traditional hay meadow
Planning for bio-diversity
Carvers hill Farm – the story of the farm
Getting hold of the seed
Creating a wild flower meadow
Establishing and managing the meadow
Propagating wild flowers
Saving our cornfield annuals
Restoring wild flowers to the hedgerow
Restoring wild flowers to ponds
Restoring wild flowers to woodland
The response of butterflies to a little help
The response of birds
Giving wild flowers a helping hand
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.6.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrationen |
| Verlagsort | Newbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 300 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 750 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-901092-82-8 / 1901092828 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-901092-82-0 / 9781901092820 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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