The California Wildlife Habitat Garden: How to Attract Bees, Butterflies, Birds, and Other Animals
Product ID: 5151558
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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.
| Dimensions | 7 x 0.7 x 9 inches |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Isbn 10 | 0520267818 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0520267817 |
| Item Weight | 1.5 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 248 pages |
| Publication Date | August 8, 2012 |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
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Perfect gift for California gardening/wildlife enthusiasts
I sent this book as a gift to my daughter for Mother's Day. She loves it! She lives in northern california and loves to garden. She, my son-in-law and granddaughter enjoy sighting wildlife and especially humming birds on their property. Attracting and retaining visits by special creatures is most important to them. The book is colorful, informative and hit the spot. I am very happy I chose The California Wildlife Habitat Garden... as it will bring many days of pleasure to my daughter's family.
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Big two thumbs up!
This is an excellent book, packed with information, ideas, suggestions, and beautiful photographs. I'd say it's a must for anyone interested in creating an effective wildlife habitat in whatever space they have.
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California Native Plants are Beautiful
Love it! After reading this book i quickly went out lookong for native plants that attract hummingbirds and bitterflies. Immense knowledge and how tos. Good stuff!!!!
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Inspiration and information
This book must be great, I'm mentioned in the Acknowledgements!Who will like this book - 1) like gardening, OR 2) interested in attracting wildlife (insects to mammals), OR 3) interested in making a more eco-friendly yard. This would be particularly good for a newcomer to California.This is half inspiration, half instruction. The author focuses on creating an environment for wildlife. The author is not a purist for native plants and some of her ecological knowledge (true native ecosystems) is a bit weak, but this would be a great starter book. It would also be a nice addition for the focus on animals.(We have a small native garden in Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley) but I am not a gardener.)
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as expected
as expected
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Great information
Great information to read before designing your native California landscape.
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... California & needed to know what the critters here like in the garden
New to California & needed to know what the critters here like in the garden. Great book & many ideas for the different California areas.
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must read
Outstanding book. I read and reread. If only everyone would garden this way we would not be looseing our native plants and pollinators. A delightful book.
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