I am relatively new to gardening but a long term appreciator of nature and trying to preserve what we have. There are plenty of photos of various National Trust gardens throughout the book to give inspiration for your own garden. I have taken away some information and also some ideas of how I can attract more insects to my garden and make it more nature-friendly.

The National Trust Book of Nature-Friendly Gardening by Rebecca Bevan and National Trust Books was a joy to read, especially as it was jam packed with so much information about what you may find in your garden and outside the fresh air whilst going out for a walk in the park, country etc. This book also tells and shows you; How to make a or your beautiful garden that works better with nature and for you etc. Plus, how to achieve so much by practical changes we can all make every day. This will also benefit your health and wellbeing too. It is also packed with advice about choosing plants which need less water and will last longer, and creating places to attract wildlife. It also has information about growing your own food.

This was a friendly and beautifully illustrated book to read and I enjoyed every page. I really enjoyed it especially growing your own Vegetables and inviting more insects and wildlife into you garden.

This book is supported by the National Trust, who look after hundreds of Britain’s most important gardens.

What a beautiful book with some excellent tips and beautiful pictures (I love the robin on the spade handle at the beginning - one of my favourite birds!). I enjoyed the chapters which made for easy identifiable reading (Making Space for Wildlife, The Power of Plants, Buying Responsibly, Caring for your Garden, Growing Food). There was lots of very interesting, informative points throughout the book and I have learnt so much. The pictures with the information throughout helps to guide the reader to ensure they have understood what is being written and makes it easy to absorb. I have since been out in my mums front garden and dug out a large area where we will be sprinkling lots of meadow flower seeds to attract lots more wildlife!

Thanks again for the opportunity to read and review early, this will be another book I will have to purchase for my bookshelf as it is a wonderful go-to reference guide.

I am new to the gardening world and really want to get into reviving my garden this year. This book is very informative and gave some excellent recommendations and a very interesting read for me as a beginner but for anyone interested in this topic. Will revert to this again in the future and an essential book to get started too. Thanks to the publisher and to netgalley for this wonderful book.

Well-structured content wise and well-laid out/presented, this book is the ultimate guide to embracing the ways of nature in your gardening - perfect for those in UK and Ireland. The soil, climate, season-friendly plant lists with pictures as well as vegetable tips, future gardening and climate crisis-compatible comments were the highlights for me,

I love spending time in the garden and have been wanting to increase the wildlife that visit. This book was a brilliant read that gave me plenty of tips on how to do this in a simple way with plenty of lovely bright pictures.
I can’t wait for it to get a bit warmer so I can get organising and planting.
Thanks to Rebecca Bevan, National Trust Books, Netgalley and Collins reference for an advance copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

This is a lovely book, I enjoyed reading it.

There are beautiful pictures of National Trust gardens throughout, providing inspiration for my own garden.

There were lots of suggestions for plant recommendations for different settings.

It was informative and there were topics I'd never really thought about before (eg. nesting boxes for bats! and how to reduce plastic use in the garden), and also covered were a number of more usual topics for a gardening book - composting, saving water, reducing chemical use, pruning and general garden care.

It has encouraged me to think about aspects of gardening which would encourage insects, such as whether the plants I am choosing are native to the UK.

I have an allotment and really appreciated the "Growing Food" chapter.

I think this book would appeal to any keen gardeners or allotmenters who are interested in gardening in a more sustainable way while attracting beneficial insects, butterflies and birds into their garden, but anyone who enjoys visiting National Trust properties and gardens would also appreciate the photography.