Transform Your Garden into a Wildlife Haven 🦋🌿
Looking for an easier, more natural way to garden? Rewilding could be the perfect solution! Whether you're dealing with challenging conditions (like a garden that floods or is too dry) or simply want to encourage more birds, bees, and butterflies, rewilding lets you work with nature—not against it.
In this video, environmental activist and filmmaker Serena Schellenberg takes us on a tour of her stunning rewilded garden. She shares simple tips for beginners and explains how this low-maintenance approach can create a thriving, wildlife-friendly space.
Perfect for gardeners who love nature and want to make a positive impact, this video will inspire you to embrace the beauty of a wilder, more sustainable garden. Watch now to discover how easy it is to get started! 🌸🦔
00:00 Is rewilding gardening at all?
00:12 The Rewilded Garden, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/rhs-chelsea-flower-show
00:46 Rewilding is not just about letting everything go
00:50 The Book Of Wilding by Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell https://amzn.to/3S64hD3 (Links to Amazon are affiliate, see below).
01:46 The difference between a nature friendly garden and a rewilded garden
02:35 Flooding means that a traditional garden wouldn't work
03:12 Main steps in rewilding
04:14 Why rewilding is an easy way of maintaining a garden
05:13 Knepp Estate: https://knepp.co.uk/knepp-estate/gardens/rewild-a-garden/
05:51 What has worked best in Serena's garden
07:04 Weeding in a rewilded garden
07:55 The grass is cut down in autumn (fall)
08:18 Invasive plants
10:00 Seating areas and ornaments provide focal points and definition
11:30 How to create a stumpery in a large or small garden: https://youtu.be/vqQMq_RuiAs
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