We Made a Wildflower Meadow

Yvette Verner

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Green Books
12 September 2019

Conservation of the environment; Garden design & planning; Natural & wild gardening

The charming story of how a wildlife enthusiast designed and planted a wildflower meadow.

Meadows support large populations of plants, insects, birds and other animals, and are extremely important in maintaining the ecological diversity of our countryside. Many of the species that farmers and gardeners consider to be weeds, such as the oxeye daisy, are actually host to numerous other forms of wildlife.

Inspired by the idea of doing something positive for their local environment, Yvette Verner and her husband Mike bought a small field close to their home in the south of England. With the bountiful assistance of nature they created a beautiful wildflower meadow, which now attracts a wide variety of wildlife, including badgers, deer and a multitude of birds and butterflies.

In We Made a Wildflower Meadow, Yvette tells the heart-warming story of how they designed the layout of their meadow, and then selected and planted wild flowers, trees and hedges. Filled with practical advice, this delightful read also describes the many benefits to creating a space dedicated to helping the environment and wildlife-watching.

Join Yvette and Mike on their journey, and delight in the wonders of supporting these important wildlife habitats.

By: Yvette Verner
Imprint: Green Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm,
Weight: 195g
ISBN: 9780857845245
ISBN 10: 0857845241
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 12 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yvette Verner has loved and cared for a half-acre of meadow in East Sussex with her husband for many years. Yvette donates half her royalties of this book to Plantlife international, the leading charity dedicated to the conservation of wild plants in their natural habitats.

Reviews for We Made a Wildflower Meadow

In places, the biodiversity of our countryside is at an all-time low. This is a wonderful book that shows how each and every one of us can change all that, if only we care enough. Yvette and Mike did just that. They cared enough to spend their hard-earned wages, not on re-decorating the house or a new car, but on buying a tiny piece of land and putting it back into working order as a living, breathing meadow, giving them and their lucky neighbours an ever-changing panoply of nature, season by season. . . It is an inspiring story of our times, but it is much more than that for it is a vade mecum of how it was done and how youyes you, the readercan do it for yourself. * David Bellamy *