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100 plants to feed the birds : turn your home garden into a healthy bird habitat / Laura Erickson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2022]Description: 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1635864380
  • 9781635864380
Other title:
  • One hundred plants to feed the birds
  • Turn your home garden into a healthy bird habitat
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL676.5 .E749 2022
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available online.
Contents:
Creating habitat. Bird-attracting features of different plant -- Plants that support birds. Conifers ; Broadleaf trees ; Grasses ; Herbaceous plants ; Plants that grow on trees ; Shrubs ; Vines ; Cactus and yucca -- Favorite plants of common North American birds -- North American native plant societies.
Summary: "The growing group of bird enthusiasts who enjoy feeding and watching their feathered friends will learn how they can expand their activity and help address the pressing issue of habitat loss with 100 Plants to Feed the Birds. In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods. Readers will learn about plants they can add to their gardens and cultivate, such as early-season pussy willow and late-season asters, as well as wild plants to refrain from weeding out, like jewelweed and goldenrod. Others, including 29 tree species, may already be present in the landscape and readers will learn how these plants support the birds who feed and nest in them. Introductory text explains how to create a healthy year-round landscape for birds. Plant photographs and range maps provide needed visual guidance to selecting the right plants for any location in North America." -- Amazon.com.Summary: "In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods"--
List(s) this item appears in: Gardening with Wildllfe
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB454.3.W5 E75 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800190639
Total holds: 0

"Native plants for food and shelter" -- Cover.

American Horticultural Society book award winner

Includes index.

Creating habitat. Bird-attracting features of different plant -- Plants that support birds. Conifers ; Broadleaf trees ; Grasses ; Herbaceous plants ; Plants that grow on trees ; Shrubs ; Vines ; Cactus and yucca -- Favorite plants of common North American birds -- North American native plant societies.

"The growing group of bird enthusiasts who enjoy feeding and watching their feathered friends will learn how they can expand their activity and help address the pressing issue of habitat loss with 100 Plants to Feed the Birds. In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods. Readers will learn about plants they can add to their gardens and cultivate, such as early-season pussy willow and late-season asters, as well as wild plants to refrain from weeding out, like jewelweed and goldenrod. Others, including 29 tree species, may already be present in the landscape and readers will learn how these plants support the birds who feed and nest in them. Introductory text explains how to create a healthy year-round landscape for birds. Plant photographs and range maps provide needed visual guidance to selecting the right plants for any location in North America." -- Amazon.com.

"In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods"--

Also available online.

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