Plants and planting plans for a bee garden : how to design beautiful borders that will attract bees /: how to design beautiful borders that will attract bees. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maureen Little.
• Authors: Little, Maureen
• Contents: Cover page; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1; Aspect; Soil; Soil pH; Shelter; Water; 2 General design aspects of planting schemes; Principles of design; Elements of design; A useful method of composing a design; 3; What makes a plant bee-friendly?; Food; Accessibility; Visibility; Seasonality; Bees' favourite plant families; Primary families; Secondary families; Other families; General ways to make your garden more bee-friendly; 4; General features of the plans; Garden Styles; Large Traditional Border; Small Traditional Border; Cottage Garden Plans; Large Cottage Garden Border. Cottage Garden Island BedDesigner Border; Native Naturalistic Border; Cultivated Naturalistic Border; Combination Naturalistic Border; Shrub Border; Colour Themes; Blue and Yellow Border; Red and Yellow Border; Rainbow Border; Garden Conditions; Acid Soil Border; Alkaline Soil Border; Shade Border; Utility Gardens; Cutting Spiral; Herb Garden; Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Border; A Beekeeper's Garden; Container Planting; Plants for Spring Containers; Plants for Summer Containers; Plants for Autumn Containers; Herbs in Containers; And Finally; Appendices; 1; 2; Further Reading. Useful Addresses and WebsitesIndex of Illustrated Plants; List of Common Names of Plants and their Latin Equivalents; Index of Plants; Index; Other books by Maureen Little; How To Short-e Guides.
• Publisher Details: London : Spring Hill
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 639.92; Gardening to attract wildlife; Bees; Honey plants; Bees; Jardinage pour attirer les animaux sauvages; Abeilles; Plantes mellifères; Apoidea (superfamily); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Bees; Gardening to attract wildlife; Honey plants
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848037496
• Related ISBNs: 184803749X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: CIP data: resource not viewed.
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