Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening - In The Moment Series

In this compact and accessible wildlife primer, ‘Dragonfly Ambassador’ Ruary Mackenzie Dodds shows how to set up a tranquil garden haven for dragonflies, with straightforward, easy-to-follow guidance on preparing your pond, what plants to include in it, and how to manage and enjoy it.

With stunning colours and phenomenal flying abilities, dragonflies are beautiful creatures that are also vital to our ecosystem. This book outlines, too, how caring for something as specific and delicate as a dragonfly can provide a welcome respite from the everyday demands of life. We can, as always, learn so much from the natural world, even – and sometimes especially – from its smallest creatures.

Learn how to transform your garden into a haven for dragonflies and damselflies, nurturing your own mental health and protecting the planet as you do so. Every pond counts!

Ruary Mackenzie Dodds is one of the country’s leading experts on dragonflies. He is in great demand to share his expertise and enthusiasm with radio and TV audiences, and is a regular contributor to BBC programmes such as Countryfile, Springwatch and Nature Detectives. Ruary has also written ‘Aberfeldy: The History of a Highland Community’ and a historical novel, ‘Luc de Fontanac’s War’.

In The Dragonfly Diaries, Dodds shares his quirky fascination for these remarkable creatures, and combines fascinating descriptions with a diary chronicling the ups and downs of establishing Britain’s first public dragonfly sanctuary. This book is a must for nature buffs.