How to create a garden that looks gorgeous and supports wildlife

Fergus Garrett of the fabulously beautiful Great Dixter gardens (‪@greatdixter7280‬ ) shares the secrets of having a gorgeous garden which is also eco-friendly and supports wildlife. You don't have to have a 'wild' looking garden in order to have a good garden eco-system - Great Dixter shows that you can have any style of garden you like and that sustainable gardening practices make gardening easier for you too.
00:00 Can you create a garden that supports both wildlife and aesthetics?
00:27 Great Dixter House & Gardens: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/
00:50 Small gardens in towns and cities - difference equals biodiversity
01:18 A biodiversity audit
01:37 How to make your garden more biodiverse and beautiful
04:53 Basic rules to improve your garden's eco-system
07:35 Which compost for a sustainable garden?
08:48 What plants you do choose for a biodiverse garden?
10:48 How do you weed an eco-friendly garden?
11:52 How to water a sustainable, eco-friendly garden
13:16 Other maintenance tips for a biodiverse garden
14:35 Disposing of waste - create a habitat pile
16:38 Extract from the Sound Matters project showing the magnified sounds of insects eating the wood in a habitat pile. Sound Matters can be contacted here: www.sound-matters.com or ‪@soundmatters‬ and @soundmattershq on Instagram.
16:45 The role of moss, fungus and algae in a sustainable garden
18:15 Add water with a pond and other tips
18:38 Garden for a long season of flowers - the more flowers you have, the more food for wildlife
19:10 Don't clear away all leaves
19:36 Get to know what wildlife you have in your garden
20:33 More about gardening for biodiversity - the top experts at the Royal Horticultural Society give their tips: • Gardening for biodiversity - why chan...
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