Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Upper Midwest (Nature-Friendly Gardens)

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Plan Your Landscape or Garden to Help Beloved Backyard Visitors

The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts them and, more importantly, helps them thrive. Acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels provides all the information you need in this must-have guide for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. You can learn how to landscape and create pollinator gardens with native plants.

The book begins with an in-depth introduction to native pollinators and to birds. It’s followed by a “field guide” section to 109 native plants that are widely available to utilize, are easy to care for, and provide great benefit to birds, bees, and butterflies. The species are organized by level of sunlight needed and then by plant types. Each species includes full-color photographs and information about hardiness zones, what they are most likely to attract, soil requirements, light levels, and Jaret’s notes. As an added bonus, you’ll make use of blooming charts, tips on attracting specific species, and more! Plus, the invaluable garden plans and projects show you just what to do and can be customized to suit your own specific interests.

Plan, plant, and grow your own beautiful garden, with native plants that benefit your favorite creatures to watch and enjoy.

From the Publisher

Gardening with Native Plants

Enjoy the Benefits

Landscaping with native plants helps increase habitat and provides critical resources for wildlife. Studies have shown that including native plant species supports a greater abundance and diversity of wildlife. Native plants add tremendous beauty to landscapes and offer increased opportunities for people to connect with nature.

How to Use This Book

Protect the Pollinators

Globally, more than 80% of all flowering plant species benefit from animals for pollination. Without pollinators, it would be impossible to maintain productive, diverse natural plant communities and ensure the functionality of agricultural lands. Gardening for wildlife can provide pollinators and birds with important food and shelter resources.

Plan Your Garden with Ease

The native plants in this book are organized by light requirements, with sections for Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade, and Partial Shade to Full Shade. When planning your garden, you can either find plants that strike your fancy by paging through the book, or you can consult the butterfly- and bee-specific garden plans.

Keep It on Your Coffee Table

This beautiful book is a pleasure to browse. It includes full-page, large-format photographs of more than 100 kinds of native plants—along with inset photos of pollinators. Headings and short blocks of text quickly provide the essential details about every species. At-a-glance informational charts and garden plans add to the benefits of this amazing book.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Adventure Publications
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591939410
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591939412
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Nature-Friendly Gardens

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