His New Book, the Ethical Gardener, Out August 13 From Pavilion at £16.99, Offers Practical

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Thomas Rutter, a 35-year-old gardener who tends a 5m x 1m balcony on the fourth floor of a Tottenham block, insists even window ledges and cracks in walls can support biodiversity. His new book, The Ethical Gardener, out August 13 from Pavilion at £16.99, offers practical tips. Rutter recommends fennel, agastache, pelargoniums, Verbena bonariensis, achillea, salvias, and rudbeckias for pots, noting they withstand wind and heat.

He suggests growing ivy vertically for autumn pollinator food and winter shelter, and planting small trees like crab apple, cherry, amelanchier, elaeagnus, or arbutus in large pots for spring blossom and shade. Underplant trees with colorful annuals for seasonal interest. For water, use saucers or small birdbaths, but check weight and drainage rules with landlords.

Leave a messy corner with wild pots for shelter, and cascade trailing plants from window boxes if permitted. Rutter says even in industrial areas, hoverflies and birds find small balconies with water and pots.

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