Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm Flora A rare and remarkable tree

A rare and remarkable tree

Summer blooming tree with yellow flowers

Plant Characteristics Family Name Aristolochiaceae Species Name Asarum caudatum Common Name Wild Ginger Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Shade

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus 'Skylark' Common Name Skylark Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

July Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 1ft

Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm Flora A rare and remarkable treeAn inspiring story about what happens when 3,500 acres of land, farmed for centuries, is left to return to the wild, and about the wilder, richer future a natural landscape can bring. For years Charlie Burrell and his wife, Isabella Tree, farmed Knepp Castle Estate and struggled to turn a profit. By 2000, with the farm facing bankruptcy, they decided to try something radical. They would restore Knepps 3,500 acres to the wild. Using herds of free