Gardens
Subtitle: their hidden life : unnoticed plants and unseen animals
By: Colin Spedding
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781408158685
Subjects: Garden animals; Gardens; Ornamental Plants
Description: Gardens are most people's main opportunity to see an ecosystem at work. Even the smallest space contains a collection of both wild animals and plants. Yet we are often oblivious of the sheer richness of experience that our gardens can provide. Most of us do not expect to see anything they haven't built or planted.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Gardens; title: 2. Environment; title: 3. Colour and communication; title: 4. Observing wildlife; title: 5. Cultivated plants; title: 6. Grass; title: 7. Trees and shrubs; title: 8. Fungi, lichens, mosses and ferns; title: 9. Interactions between plants and animals; title: 10. Animal reproduction and parental care; title: 11. Animals that occur all over the garden; title: 12. Residents and visitors; title: 13. Attracting wildlife; title: 14. Ponds, lakes and bog gardens; title: 15. Enemies and friends of the gardener; title: 16. Medicinal plants; title: 17. Cats and dogs in the garden; title: 18. Houses and sheds; title: 19. What's going on in the winter?; title: 20. What to look for each month; title: 21. The impact of climate change; title: 22. Ideas for garden wildlife watching.