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Description of  A Fenland Garden Creating a Haven for People, Plants and Wildlife in the Lincolnshire Fens [Audiobook]

This is a narrative of the making of a garden, but it is also about reclaiming a patch of ground for nature and wildlife-of repairing the damage done to a small slice of Fenland landscape by decades of intensive farming. A Fenland Garden is informed by the empirical wisdom of a practicing gardener (and archaeologist) and by his deep understanding of the soil, landscape and weather of the region Francis's account of the development of the garden is counterpointed by fascinating nuggets of Fenland lore and history, as well as by vignettes of the plantsman's trials and tribulations as he works an exceptionally demanding Description of land.