Bringing nature home : how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens / Douglas W. Tallamy.
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TextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2007.Description: 288 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780881928549
- 0881928542
- SB439 .T275 2007
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| Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB455.4 .T25 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800053977 |
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| SB455.4 .S84 1997 Planting Noah's garden : further adventures in backyard ecology / | SB455.4 .S92 1994 Groundwork : a gardener's ecology / | SB455.4 .S93 1981 Earthly pleasures, tales from a biologist's garden / | SB455.4 .T25 2007 Bringing nature home : how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens / | SB455.4 .T25 2009 Bringing nature home : how you can sustain wildlife with native plants / | SB455.4 .T25 2019 Nature's best hope : a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard / | SB455.4 .T46 2003 An ear to the ground : garden science for ordinary mortals / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-271) and index.
Restoring natives to suburbia -- The vital new role of the suburban garden -- No place to hide -- Who cares about biodiversity? -- Why can't insects eat alien plants? -- What is native and what is not? -- The costs of using alien ornamentals -- Creating balanced communities -- Gardening for insect diversity -- Blending in with the neighbors -- Making it happen -- What should I plant? -- What does bird food look like? -- Answers to tough questions -- Afterword: The last refuge -- Appendix 1: Native plants with wildlife value and desirable landscaping attributes -- Appendix 2: Host plants of butterflies and showy moths -- Appendix 3: Experimental evidence.