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Source ISBN: 9780008292423
Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008292430
Version: 2019-04-22
For my mum, Alison, and my daughter, Georgiana. I wish you had met.
CONTENTS
EARLY SPRING
8. Think before you buy compost
11. Learn a wild word: bumbarrel
12. Pick up a piece of plastic
18. Take your time with celandine
23. Think before you buy baby wipes
26. Learn a wild word: narcissus
30. Identify five gorgeous garden birds: blackbird
31. Identify five gorgeous garden birds: dunnock
32. Identify five gorgeous garden birds: robin