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Texas wildscapes : gardening for wildlife /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bender, Kelly Conrad
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2009]
Edition:1st ed., Texas A&M nature guides ed.
Series:TAM nature guides.
Subjects:
Gardening to attract wildlife > Texas.
Natural landscaping > Texas.
Native plant gardening > Texas.
Table of Contents:
  • Welcome to wildscaping!
  • Creating a wildscape
  • Why wildscaping is necessary
  • Benefits of wildscaping
  • The trouble with lawns
  • Texas Wildscapes Backyard Habitat Certification Program
  • Related Texas Parks and Wildlife programs
  • Best of Texas Backyard Wildlife Habitat
  • The ecological regions of Texas
  • The ten ecoregions of Texas
  • The basics of wildlife habitat
  • Food
  • Cover
  • Water
  • Designing your wildscape
  • Taking inventory
  • Evaluating current use
  • Evaluating future needs
  • Designing for function
  • Design checklist
  • The importance of soil
  • Maintaining a wildscape
  • Gardening tips for Texas critters
  • Birds
  • Creating a "bird-friendly" yard
  • Common Texas birds
  • Hummingbirds
  • Designing a hummingbird garden
  • Plants that attract hummingbirds
  • Hummingbird feeders
  • Mammals, reptiles & amphibians
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles and amphibians
  • Venomous Texas snakes
  • Amphibians
  • Insects & spiders
  • Butterflies
  • Garden troubleshooting
  • Gate crashers & unwanted guests
  • Special areas
  • Shady areas
  • Wet area gardening
  • Dealing with deer
  • Watch out for exotics!
  • The problem with exotics
  • Common exotic plants to avoid
  • Other problem plants.