Creating ponds to encourage wildlife
with POPPY OKOTCHA
Lesson 19 of 30
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Ponds are a great way to encourage beneficial predators into your garden. Poppy will guide you through the process of setting one up.
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Poppy Okotcha
Ecological food grower and garden writer, passionate about a wilder approach to the way we garden.
Poppy Okotcha is a trained horticulturist and ecological gardener, on a mission to inspire people to engage with the natural world. Whilst now focused on her own budding garden in Devon, Poppy began her formal horticulture studies with the Royal Horticultural Society. After honing her understanding of regenerative growing techniques she went on to learn forest gardening from Martin Crawford in one of the oldest ‘food forests’ in England, and qualified as a Permaculture Designer. An ambassador for WWF and Nature is a Human Right, Poppy has been featured on Gardeners’ World (BBC2); has presented Series 1 of The Great Garden Revolution (Channel 4); is a podcast guest; and writes for publications including LivingEtc and Wicked Leeks.
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