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Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
308 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
If you've always wanted to garden with native plants, this book is for you. With entries for nearly 700 species of native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers from the northeastern quarter of the U.S. and eastern Canada, its comprehensive horticultural coverage is unsurpassed by any other single volume. The natural ranges of many of the plants discussed extend beyond the Northeast; the information on horticultural uses applies to...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature's Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors...
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
220 pages; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Plants native to New England evolved to thrive in local conditions and survive harsh seasons. Native Plants for New England Gardens culls the expertise of the New England Wild Flower Society to help anyone create lovely, hardy gardens that will tolerate drought, resist disease and encourage biodiversity. This handy guide to 100 great native flowers, ground covers, shrubs, ferns, and grasses that will thrive in New England gardens features practical...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Updated and expanded pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
358 pages : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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With the accelerating pace of development and subsequent habitat destruction, the pressures on wildlife populations are greater than ever. But there is a surprisingly important and relatively simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution to sustaining biodiversity. There is an unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife. Most native insects cannot,...
Author
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 302 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A guide to natural landscaping that explores the interrelationships of plants, animals, climate, and soil, and discusses how to use native plants for the northern and central United States and southern Canada to create natural landscape plants.
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