• A personal, inspirational and practical book on how to create and maintain a beautiful, ecologically friendly garden

• Offers a season by season guide, including planting strategies, golden rules and tips for successful cultivation – gardening the natural way

• Introduces and explains garden ecology – ‘the living jigsaw’ – offering new insights into the interactions between plants and animals – from slugs and snails, beetles, bees, wasps, butterflies and other insects, to toads, birds, hedgehogs other mammals – all to be found in our gardens

• Includes a top one hundred plant directory recommended for an eco-friendly garden

• Photography by internationally renowned and award-winning garden photogpaher Marianne MajerusVal Bourne’s garden is living proof that cultivating a healthy ecosystem – what she calls her ‘living jigsaw’ – really can produce a beautiful and productive garden. By encouraging a wide diversity of birds, animals, insects, and even slugs, your garden will find a natural balance that will allow plants to shrug off problems before they become entrenched. The Living Jigsaw is a masterclass in natural gardening. Val’s personal, inspirational and practical approach offers tried-and-tested techniques, with beautifully illustrated, proven results.