LITTLE BOOK OF GARDEN HEROES

This delightful little book shows how to attract beneficial wildlife and choose useful plants that will help rule out the need for chemicals in the garden. It takes the four basic ingredients that make a successful garden and selects the heroes' (and some of their sidekicks) that best represent them: the earthworm soil improver the honey-bee pollinator comfrey, the beneficial plant, and the predatory ladybird. 'The Little Book of Garden Heroes' explains the work these heroes do and gives tips on how to cater for their needs and habits when designing a garden. It encourages readers to kick the chemicals and go organic. Allan Shepherd is a writer with the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales.