As you can't fail to have noticed, rewilding is everywhere. But what exactly does it mean for gardeners? One problem is the word itself, which is so elastic that it can mean almost anything, depending on whom you talk to. If you could eavesdrop on ecologists arguing about rewilding, you might find them debating the pros and cons of reintroducing carnivores such as wolves and lynx to the UK – in other words, not a conversation of any great interest to the average gardener.
A common thread in any discussion of rewilding
