Let's Wildflower the World
Save, swap and seedbomb to rewild our world
by Josie Jeffery
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Pub Date 28 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 30 Jun 2022
Quarto Publishing Group –Leaping Hare | Leaping Hare Press
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Description
As seedbombing and seed swapping become even more popular, passionate seed activist Josie Jeffrey presents an invaluable handbook to the practices, explaining how we can fill the world around us with beautiful wildflower blooms, as well as why we should care about our plant heritage.
With an invaluable directory of all the best common seeds to save and swap, alongside essential seedbomb recipes to transform concrete oases into colorful wildlife havens, this timely handbook provides all the tools you need to start your very own green revolution.
Endorsed by Kew, the Soil Association, Seedy Sunday UK, Dr Vandana Shiva, Satish Kumar and The Heritage Seed Library, these practices will transform any space into a riot of color, and at the same time help enrich the environment around where they are growing.
With essential husbandry and harvesting techniques and a step-by-step guide to creating your own seedbank, this is an empowering call-to-action every environmentalist or gardener will embrace.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780711275393 |
| PRICE | US$20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 200 |
Featured Reviews
Julie H, Reviewer
As a novice gardener this book was very interesting.
Lots of useful information about plant life cycles, how to seed bomb, why to seed bomb etc.
The pictures were beautiful and inspiring.
Lovely book, would be great for coffee table displays!
Fran A, Reviewer
Loved it. Really good mixture of practical advice, information and plant profiles. Even if you just want to save some of your favourite plant seeds, it’s worth getting, as it tells you how to dry the seeds, store them and then plant them out. As there are many different types of seeds, it’s hard to be an expert on all of them, and this will save a lot of disappointment as well as money.
Linda P, Reviewer
What a wonderful book about seeds for a gardener or non-gardener! Beautifully illustrated — and one of its purposes is to have the real world “illustrated” with the color of wildflowers in unexpected places. For those people truly “in the weeds” of gardening, it explains the differences of heritage, hybrid and genetically modified seeds, how to source and then save seeds, and what it means to be a seed activist and swapper. Carefully researched — it includes resources for both UK and USA gardeners.
A primary part of the book is about the concept of seedbombing — probably a new idea to even most gardeners. It’s fascinating and motivating. The photographs of wildflowers are amazing — this will be a practical manual and a beautiful coffee table book as well. Loved the inclusion of this Italian proverb: “All the flowers of tomorrow are the seeds of yesterday.” 5 stars!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing/Leaping Hare Press and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!
Julia J, Reviewer
This is such a wonderful book to enjoy
It's full of interesting facts regarding seeds and how to grow wildflowers
I highly recommend l gardeners to read
Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for this ARC
Media/Journalist 16509
This is such a great book! It's packed with information on how to make seed bombs, what wildflowers are good to grow in wild and unloved places, in depth information on how to sow them, and tons more. There are gorgeous photos throughout. It's a little trickier for those of us in the US who grow by zones but the information can be used anywhere. I try to rarely buy new books because we have so many and I have no more room for bookcases, but this is one I might buy for our home library.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
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