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Author
Series
Brooklyn Botanic Garden all-region guides volume 189
Publisher
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Demonstrates how to transform a backyard into a sanctuary for wildlife such as birds, butterflies, and insects.
Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The beautifully illustrated "Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East" approaches landscape design from an ecological perspective, encouraging professional horticulturalists and backyard enthusiasts alike to intensify their use of indigenous or native plants.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Meet Roly. She's a curious, prickly hedgehog who loves to explore yards, including yours! The yard can often be a dangerous place, and Roly needs your help to face these challenges. Are you in? This illustrated children's book about nature is perfect for gently introducing young readers to the idea of animal conservation and protection. Join Roly on a garden adventure of a lifetime! Bursting with fun trivia and colorful illustrations, this sweet...
Author
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The rewilding of public spaces and farmland is vitally important to conservation, but how can we support native species and provide rich habitats on our own doorsteps? In this practical, beautifully illustrated guide horticulturalist and Gardener's World presenter Frances Tophill shows you how to plan and maintain a beautiful garden that will attract bees and birds as well as a throng of unsung garden heroes. Whether you have a small balcony or a...
Author
Publisher
Roost Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Gardeners can create a place that invites wildlife to open up a wider world of nature for investigation, inspiration, and delight. Sayre shows how to see a yard from an animal's perspective, and how new sensory experiences can be embraced.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees"--Amazon.com.
Frey and LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a vibrant, healthy garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and native bees. Just a few simple changes to your garden will make your yard a welcoming habitat for nature's most...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What makes a garden good? For Chris McLaughlin, it's about growing the healthiest, most scrumptious fruits and veggies possible, but it's also about giving back. How can your little patch of Earth become a sanctuary for threatened wildlife, sequester carbon, and nurture native plants?"--
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited in association with the Royal Horticultural Society
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Learn to grow your own vegetables and herbs, attract awesome wildlife such as butterflies and bees, and be a green gardener with lots of recycling tips. Whether you've got a big vegetable patch or just a windowsill, you can grow all sorts of plants with this colourful RHS book. Packed full of easy-to-follow step-by-step activities, this book helps children learn about conservation, recycling and sustainability in simple, practical, and hands-on ways....
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Generously illustrated and full of practical information, this approachable reference covers the wide world of birds, butterflies, and pollinating insects, including honeybees, and how to bring them into a yard and garden. For the new homeowner choosing shrubs and flowers for landscaping or the retired couple with bird feeders out the picture window, this thorough text combines tips and advice with solid science. Rich, colorful photographs illustrate...
Author
Publisher
Dk Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Let author, presenter, and wildlife conservationist Dan Rouse show you how you can make your outdoor space more welcoming for a wide variety of visitors, from planting pollinator-friendly perennials to providing access for curious squirrels. Learn the best ways to provide shelter, food, and water; discover the best planting choices and how they can help; then sit back and watch as your garden becomes a much-needed refuge for a huge range of species....
Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In POLLINATOR GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH, Spafford and Carley combine the latest scientific findings about the needs of plant pollinators with easily applicable landscape strategies to enable gardeners of all levels to design, plant, and maintain their perfect pollinator-friendly garden. Packing a punch by combining plant growing know-how with garden design know-how, this book will provide critical and creative information on designing, planting and...
Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Taking a month-by-month approach, The Wildlife Gardener's Almanac is packed with ideas, advice, tips and checklists, to give gardener's the best chance to make their contribution to conserving our native flora and fauna, no matter what size their garden. Each chapter of this beautifully illustrated book presents an introduction to the wild plants and creatures to expect at that time of the year, lists of seasonal tasks with straightforward instructions...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For gardeners who are ready to take their efforts to the next level by planting for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife by focusing on restoring native habitat and using sustainable practices, this offers more than 200 recommendations of specific cultivars, sustainability tips, and facts about how to grarden organically. Regional recommendations are tailored to attracting specific pollinators; planting diagrams and plans show the possibilities...
Author
Publisher
Quadrille
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
Our gardens would be unrecognizable without the gentle buzz of the humble honeybee. Yet in recent years bee populations have suffered from th loss of green spaces and need our help. Planting for Honeybees is a charmingly illustrated, practical guide on how to help attract these delightful pollinators - whether you only have a city window ledge or a whole country garden. With advice on the blooms to grow, and when and where to plant them, this book...
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