26th June 2011

Dear Jan

I read a review of your '(Gardening for butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects) How to' book in the RHS Garden magazine and bought a copy straight away. I wanted to tell you what an inspiration it has been, and that I have used some of the ideas already to increase the biodiversity in my own garden. One of our small aviaries now has a sedum roof, and a thyme version is in progress for the bike shed. The pond edges have been improved through implementing the moraine garden idea. As well as these projects, I have sown seed for Birdsfoot Trefoil, Vipers Bugloss and two of the ornamental Hemp Agrimonies - really pleased to see that the latter have just germinated today, and the former are getting going nicely. When I noticed an 'infestation' of caterpillars on my Kohl Rabi, I decided to leave them be - they had a good feed but soon disappeared and the Kohl Rabi has hardly suffered at all.

One of the bonuses is in human terms. The lads at Thorncliffe became interested when I went to seek out some lightweight aggregate. My neighbours wanted to know what it was all about, and my grandchildren have also got involved. Since the best view of the sedum roof is from the music studio upstairs, various visitors are also asking questions. 

So thank you, Jan. I hope all is well with you and yours. Kind regards, Linda Joy

"A Country Diary for North Wales" by Jan Miller £5.00	A Book on Gardening for Butterflies, Bees and other beneficial insects £19.95
A Dyer's Garden by Rita Buchanan £10.50	Butterflies of Europe £24.00
Butterfly Identification Chart £3.00	Colours of Sea and Sky by Helen Melvin £10.50
Colours of the Earth by Helen Melvin £8.50	Colours of the Rainbow by Helen Melvin £10.50
Colours of the World - Eco Dyeing, by Helen Melvin £9.50	Growing Herbs and Plants for Dyeing by Betty Jacobs £8.80
Helen Melvin natural dye books	How to Make a Wildlife Garden by Chris Baines £11.50
Linda Jones photographic cards £8.00	Seaweed and Eat it £10.95
The State of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland £11.50	Wildlife Gardening for Everyone - REDUCED PRICE! £9.50