03680nam 2200613Ia 450 991046202750332120211103195313.01-283-71721-20-520-95350-910.1525/9780520953505(CKB)2670000000269189(EBL)1046301(OCoLC)818113288(SSID)ssj0000798405(PQKBManifestationID)11424948(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000798405(PQKBWorkID)10757770(PQKB)10901726(MiAaPQ)EBC1046301(DE-B1597)519950(DE-B1597)9780520953505(Au-PeEL)EBL1046301(CaPaEBR)ebr10619765(CaONFJC)MIL402971(EXLCZ)99267000000026918920120517d2012 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe California wildlife habitat garden[electronic resource] how to attract bees, butterflies, birds, and other animals /by Nancy BauerBerkeley, Calif. University of California Pressc20121 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26781-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-224) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Why Garden for Wildlife? --CHAPTER 1. Growing a Wildlife Garden --CHAPTER 2. Bird Habitat: From Quail to Hummingbirds --CHAPTER 3. The Pollinator Garden: Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficial Insects --CHAPTER 4. The Wildlife Pond --CHAPTER 5. Front Yard Habitat: Burying the Lawn Aesthetic --APPENDICES. Starting a Habitat Garden --Bibliography --Plant IndexThis 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.Gardening to attract wildlifeCaliforniaGardening to attract birdsCaliforniaElectronic books.Gardening to attract wildlifeGardening to attract birds635.951794639.9294Bauer Nancy1032604MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462027503321The California wildlife habitat garden2450572UNINA