Bringing nature home how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens
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| Language: | English |
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Portland, Or. :
Timber Press,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
