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I found this book to be excellent. Dr. Tallamy is an entomologist studying the relationship of plants to insects to birds. The need for plants native to the area is clear, and I have never seen it so dramatically demonstrated. As he explains Gardening For Life: "chances are, you have never thought of your garden - - indeed, of all of the space on your property - - as a wildlife preserve that represents the last chance we have for sustaining plants and animals that were once common throughout the U.S. But that is exactly the role our suburban landscapes are now playing and will play even more in the near future."
Well worth the time and effort. I read an updated edition, third printing 2009. It has been recommended by the California Native Plant Society - though it emphasizes East Coast plants, but the theories and explanations remain the same no matter what part of the world you live in.
More about the book at my blog: http://slotoday.blogspot.com of April 12, 2010.
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Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
mrc, April 12, 2010
I found this book to be excellent. Dr. Tallamy is an entomologist studying the relationship of plants to insects to birds. The need for plants native to the area is clear, and I have never seen it so dramatically demonstrated. As he explains Gardening For Life: "chances are, you have never thought of your garden - - indeed, of all of the space on your property - - as a wildlife preserve that represents the last chance we have for sustaining plants and animals that were once common throughout the U.S. But that is exactly the role our suburban landscapes are now playing and will play even more in the near future."Well worth the time and effort. I read an updated edition, third printing 2009. It has been recommended by the California Native Plant Society - though it emphasizes East Coast plants, but the theories and explanations remain the same no matter what part of the world you live in.
More about the book at my blog: http://slotoday.blogspot.com of April 12, 2010.
(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)