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Author Tallamy, Douglas W.

Title Bringing nature home : how you can sustain wildlife with native plants / Douglas W. Tallamy ; foreword by Rick Darke.

Edition Updated and expanded paperback edition.
Publication Info. Portland : Timber Press, 2009.
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  639.9209173 TAL    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  639.9209173 TAL    AVAILABLE
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Description 358 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Note First edition published 2007.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-340) and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Native plants for cultivation.
Natural landscaping.
Animal-plant relationships.
Insect-plant relationships.
ISBN 9780881929928 (pbk.)
0881929921 (pbk.)
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