Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening

Ruary Mackenzie Dodds

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Saraband / Contraband
17 January 2025

Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Natural & wild gardening; Water gardens, pools; Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

Series: In the Moment

Learn from Britain's leading dragonfly expert how to invite dragonflies and damselflies into your garden and help them thrive there.

In this compact and accessible wildlife primer, 'Dragonfly Ambassador' Ruary Mackenzie Dodds shows how to set up a tranquil garden haven for dragonflies, with straightforward, easy-to-follow guidance on preparing your pond, what plants to include in it, and how to manage and enjoy it.

Caring for something as precious and delicate as a dragonfly can provide a welcome respite from the everyday demands of life. We can, as always, learn so much from the natural world, even—and sometimes especially—from its smallest creatures.

Learn how to transform your garden into a haven for dragonflies and damselflies, nurturing your own mental health and protecting the planet as you do so. With stunning colors and phenomenal flying abilities, dragonflies are beautiful creatures that are also vital to our ecosystem. Every pond counts!

By: Ruary Mackenzie Dodds
Imprint: Saraband / Contraband
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 111mm,
ISBN: 9781916812123
ISBN 10: 1916812120
Series: In the Moment
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 17 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ruary Mackenzie Dodds is one of the country’s leading experts on dragonflies. His memoir, The Dragonfly Diaries (Saraband, 2014), chronicles the ups and downs of establishing Europe’s first public dragonfly sanctuary. Ruary is in great demand to share his expertise and enthusiasm with festival, radio and TV audiences, and he often contributes to BBC programmes such as Countryfile and Springwatch.

Reviews for Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening

"""Ruary is the greatest ambassador these insects have... One of Britain's greatest living naturalists."" Chris Packham""This is a wonderful book, it is inspirational. A must have for anyone that is thinking about getting into dragonflies!"" British Dragonfly Society""Ruary is not only a notable dragonfly expert but perhaps more importantly the greatest ambassador these insects have had in the UK."" Chris Packham'Order of the Geek' Award BBC Springwatch""I like to think I know a little about dragonflies, but Ruary is the expert."" Bill Oddie""[The Dragonfly Project] has given dragonflies the glittering profile they deserve."" Trevor Lawson, Daily Telegraph""Radio at its picture-painting best."" Radio Times, Pick of the Day, for Ruary Mackenzie Dodds on BBC Radio 4's Nature"