No Nettles Required

A well-researched gem. I love it. Buy it and read it. – Cleve West * The Independent *
BOOK OF THE MONTH…Attractive and highly readable follow-up to his excellent An Ear to the Ground * The Telegraph, Gardening supplement *
A good read: informative and well-explained. * Bob Flowerdew, Gardener’s Question Time *
A cheerful hand grenade of a book…fantastic science writing for a lay audience. * New Scientist *
I finished this book torn between wild feelings of omnipotence and a nagging sense of guilt for poisoning the mice in my garden shed…he guides us around the millions of varieties of insects that most of us either ignore or abhor…even slugs, the gardener’s most persistent foe, are given respect. – Ludovic Hunter-Tilney * Financial Times *
Top Title: Hints and tips from a plant ecologist who maintains that encouraging wildlife in your garden and promoting biodiversity is cheap and compatible with ordinary gardening. Delightfully readable, and attractively packaged, too – Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *
The author…[demystifies] and [simplifies] wildlife gardening in a friendly and accessible way. A must for anyone interested in this subject. * Gardening Which? *
A fresh look at wildlife gardening which punctures myths and gives sold, science-based advice. Hoorah!. The book many of us have been waiting for: wildlife gardening backed up by science….Essential reading for anyone with a garden - even a tiny one – Sanjida O’Connell * BBC Wildlife *
Written in an easy, popular style, No Nettles Required analyses the hard scientific data behind biodiversity in gardens, whilst gently poking fun at well-worn principles promoted in a plethora of ‘wildlife gardening’ books…My own advice…is never to manicure the lawn…But don’t listen to me - read No Nettles Required. – John Akeroyd * Plant Talk *
Discover how you can enjoy the pleasures of a wildlife garden, and how a whole host of wildlife can enjoy your garden, too! * The Good Book Guide *

Ken Thompson is a plant ecologist. He is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield where he was a key member of the first of two ‘Biodiversity of Urban Gardens’ (BUGS) projects investigating the significance of urban gardens as habitats for ‘natural’ biodiversity. Ken Thompson has written over 100 articles for scientific journals and writes a regular column on the science of gardening for Organic Gardening magazine. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed An Ear to the Ground- Garden Science for Ordinary Mortals.

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