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Bringing nature home : how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tallamy, Douglas W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Native plants for cultivation > United States.
Natural landscaping > United States.
Animal-plant relationships > United States.
Insect-plant relationships > United States.
Gardening.
Insecta.
Ecosystem.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Restoring natives to suburbia
  • 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
  • Afterword: The last refuge
  • Appendix 1: Native plants with wildlife value and desirable landscaping attributes
  • Appendix 2: Host plants of butterflies and showy moths
  • Appendix 3: Experimental evidence.