The California wildlife habitat garden : how to attract bees, butterflies, birds, and other animals / by Nancy Bauer.
Material type: TextPublication details: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2012.Description: xiv, 232 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780520267817 (pbk.)
- 9780520953505 (electronic bk.)
- QL59 .B39 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-224) and index.
Growing a wildlife garden -- Bird habitat: from quail to hummingbirds -- The pollinator garden: butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects -- The wildlife pond -- Front yard habitat: burying the lawn aesthetic.
This attractive, practical guide explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, but also thriving sanctuaries for wildlife. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, this book provides easy-to-follow recommendations for providing food, cover, and water for birds, bees, butterflies, and other small animals. Emphasizing individual creativity over conventional design, Bauer asks us to consider the intricate relationships between plants and wildlife and our changing role as steward, rather than manipulator, of these relationships. In an engaging narrative that endorses simple and inexpensive methods of wildlife habitat gardening, Nancy Bauer discusses practices such as recycling plant waste on site, using permeable pathways, growing regionally appropriate plants, and avoiding chemical fertilizers and insecticides. She suggests ways of attracting pollinators through planting choices and offers ideas for building water sources and shelters for wildlife. A plant resource guide, tips for propagating plants, seasonal plants for hummingbirds, and host plants for butterflies round out The California Wildlife Habitat Garden, making it an indispensable primer for those about to embark on creating their own biologically diverse, environmentally friendly garden.