Naturalistic, low-maintenance plantings for the sustainable garden; showcases forty gardens and the work of Dan Pearson, Piet Oudolf et alia. Copius illustrations.
JLS's approach to sheep and shepherding is both practical and lyrical - he, the shepherd, sometimes lies down to sleep with his sheep. Interesting too are his ideas about what constitutes go... read more
Landscape preservation through the lives of Octavia Hill (London), Beatrix Potter (Lake District), Pauline Dower (Northumberland), and Sylvia Sayer (Dartmoor).
Mastering the art of minimal intervention. We don't know if Mr McGregor would approve but Dowding is THE no-dig guru, pioneering this approach and growing vast and succulent vegetables since... read more
Tree-poaching and the ownership of wildnernesses from Sherwood to the Amazon: a well-researched study of the black market for timber and its wider implications.
The author is a remarkable young birder who has shared a platform with Greta Thunberg and received an honorary doctorate for her environmental work at the age of 17...