Bringing nature home : how you can sustain wildlife with native plants /
Douglas W. Tallamy ; foreword by Rick Darke.
- Updated and expanded pbk. ed.
- Portland : Timber Press, 2009.
- 358 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
First ed. published 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-340) and index.
Restoring natives to suburbia: a call to action -- 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.
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Native plants for cultivation--United States. Natural landscaping--United States. Animal-plant relationships--United States. Insect-plant relationships--United States.