Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening

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!

List of contents

Prologue; Introduction; Preparing for Your Pond and Creating It; Planting up Your Pond; Seeing What Comes; A Few Amazing Facts About Dragonflies; Managing Your Pong; Enjoying Your Garden; Further Reading and Resources; Dragonfly Hotspots (UK); Dragonfly Hotspots (North America); Endangered and Threatened Species; Acknowledgements

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ruary Mackenzie Dodds, Ruary Mackenzie Dodds
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2024
• EAN: 9781916812123
• ISBN: 978-1-916812-12-3
• Series: In the Moment
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, GARDENING / Techniques, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, GARDENING / Water Gardens, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Natural and wild gardening, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Natural & wild gardening, Water gardens, pools