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Creating a Butterfly Gardenby Marcus Schneck
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Plan a colorful paradise for butterflies in your garden by planting and maintaining the kinds of flowers, shrubs, trees, and other plants that these fluttering beauties will find irresistible. This lovely and practical guide offers a variety of garden plans designed to attract butterflies, and helps you select plants for different stages in their lives, from food plants for caterpillars to nectar plants for adults. As these gorgeous visitors flock to your fragrant garden, you'll enjoy referring to the butterfly identifier included in Creating a Butterfly Garden. From detailed gardening information to fascinating facts on the life cycles of these winged creatures, here is everything you need to know to let a butterfly sanctuary blossom in your backyard. Synopsis:Practical and beautiful, this book shows how to attract butterflies to a back yard garden--and turn it into a fluttering paradise. Marcus Schneck explains the life cycles, migration patterns, and mating behavior of these creatures, and offers invaluable information on everything from pesticide-free garden maintenance to the use of feeders.
Synopsis:Plan a colorful paradise for butterflies in your garden by planting and maintaining the kinds of flowers, shrubs, trees, and other plants that these fluttering beauties will find irresistible. This lovely and practical guide offers a variety of garden plans designed to attract butterflies, and helps you select plants for different stages in their lives, from food plants for caterpillars to nectar plants for adults. As these gorgeous visitors flock to your fragrant garden, you'll enjoy referring to the butterfly identifier included in Creating a Butterfly Garden. From detailed gardening information to fascinating facts on the life cycles of these winged creatures, here is everything you need to know to let a butterfly sanctuary blossom in your backyard.
About the AuthorMarcus Schneck, founder and director of the Backyard Wildlife Association, is a natural history writer and photographers, and the author of several books on butterflies and hummingbirds, including Creating a Hummingbird Garden. He lives in Pennsylvania.
Table of ContentsContents
Garden butterfly conservation Stages of life Nectar and food plants Plants as shelter Water and puddling The garden plan Layering in the garden Creating garden islands Vines, shrubs, and trees The spring garden Spring plants Feeders and recipes The summer garden Summer plants Sunlight and shelter The early fall garden Early fall plants A wildflower option Wildflowers Stocking butterflies The night garden Common butterflies and moths Index Acknowledgments What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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