{"product_id":"9780241806715","title":"In Nature's Slipstream : How to Turn Your Garden into a Haven for Nature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Carol Bruce\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGardens (descriptions, history etc)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e252 x 192 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to a new approach to gardening that gives equal weight to beauty and sustainability, creating a charming haven filled with flowers where the gardener and nature work in harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Bruce has spent over 20 years considering how we relate to nature and the implications this has for gardening. Driven to find a balance between a wild and cultivated environment, she developed a method that combines both in a holistic system, resulting in a garden of otherworldly beauty. With lessons from the countryside and her own garden, Carol takes you on a journey where you will learn:  Sustainable Design and Maintenance Methods: How to incorporate natural processes within your garden without sacrificing its beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adapting Existing Spaces: How to modify your existing flowerbeds to future-proof your garden and welcome wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonal Style and Colour Schemes: How to combine layout and colour scheming techniques to express your own personal style. A self-taught gardener, Carol designed her own award-winning garden from scratch, which harnesses self-sowing and natural selection for resilience, is free from irrigation, pesticides, and fertilisers, and acts as a haven for wildlife. Having worked through all the trial and error herself, she now shares her knowledge, proven techniques, and planting schemes to give others a shortcut to transforming their own space – whether starting from scratch or with a garden to adapt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Nature’s Slipstream acts as a personal gardening tutor, helping you to achieve a beautiful, manageable garden that is completely in harmony with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47769543409923,"sku":"9780241806715","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780241806715.jpg?v=1771509080","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780241806715","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}