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Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants

by Douglas Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants

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ISBN10: 0881929921
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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, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plant species disappear, the insects disappear, thus impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. In many parts of the world, habitat destruction has been so extensive that local wildlife populations are in crisis and may be headed toward extinction. By planting natives, everyone can provide a welcoming environment for wildlife. This doesn't need to entail a drastic overhaul of your yard or garden. The process can be gradual and can reflect both personal preferences and local sensitivities.

Bringing Nature Home has sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well-being, and the new paperback edition — with an expanded resource section and updated photos — will help broaden the movement. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical recommendations, everyone can make a difference.

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"The book evolved out of a set of principles...So the message is loud and clear: gardeners could slow the reate of extinction by planting natives in their yards. This simple revelation about the food web — and it is an intricate web, not a chain — is the driving force in Bringing Nature Home. A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden." Anne Raver, New York Times

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"An informative and engaging account of the ecological interactions between plants and wildlife, this fascinating handbook explains why exotic plants can hinder and confuse native creatures, from birds and bees to larger fauna." Ann Lovejoy, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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"If you cut down the goldenrod, the wild black cherry, the milkweed and other natives, you eliminate the larvae, and starve the birds. This simple revelation about the food web--and it is an intricate web, not a chain--is the driving force in Bringing Nature Home." --The New York Times

As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity. There is an unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife--native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. In many parts of the world, habitat destruction has been so extensive that local wildlife is in crisis and may be headed toward extinction.

Bringing Nature Home has sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well-being, and the new paperback edition--with an expanded resource section and updated photos--will help broaden the movement. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical recommendations, everyone can make a difference.

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"A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden." --The New York Times

As development and habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. In Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife--native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals.

But there is an important and simple step we can all take to help reverse this alarming trend: everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity by simply choosing native plants. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical and achievable recommendations, we can all make a difference.


About the Author

Rick Darke is a landscape design consultant, author, lecturer, and photographer based in Pennsylvania who blends art, ecology, and cultural geography in the creation and conservation of livable landscapes. Darke served on the staff of Longwood Gardens for twenty years, and in 1998 he received the Scientific Award of the American Horticultural Society. His work has been featured in the New York Times and on National Public Radio. Darke has studied North American plants in their habitats for over three decades, and his research and lectures have taken him to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Japan, New Zealand, and northern Europe. His books include The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (2007), The American Woodland Garden (2002), and In Harmony with Nature (2000).

Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware where he has authored 80 research articles and has taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, Insect ecology and other courses for 32 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His first book Bringing Nature Home was awarded the 2008 silver medal by the Garden Writer’s Association. Doug was awarded the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd Jr. Award of Excellence in 2013.


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Doug Korty , November 21, 2020 (view all comments by Doug Korty)
One summer when I was 16, I helped a professor and his wife in Vermont plant a few thousand pine trees on his land in the mountains. Two of the neighbor boys came over to see what we were doing. One of them said to the professor, "Why are you planting those trees? By the time they are big enough to sell for lumber you'll be dead." Too few people are willing to plant trees, bushes and flowers to sustain wildlife and help the ecosystem. This book, written by an eminent scientist provides an extremely good analysis of the ideas and science involved. Tallamy believes that we can convert our yards into nature preserves that will contribute to a major change in the fight for the environment. I hope he is right. This and his later book, Nature's Best Hope, are highly recommended.

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Chanda , July 29, 2016 (view all comments by Chanda)
I found out about this book on the gardening show, Growing a Greener World. Bringing Nature Home was one of the best episodes I've seen of this show. (It is available on Growing a Greener World's website: Episode 620). They discussed the importance of landscaping with true native plants and how it all affects insects and wildlife in our ecosystems. Dr. Tallamy was a guest on the show and obviously an expert on the topic; I learned a great deal from the information he shared. Excellent episode and what I believe will be a great book and resource for every gardener!

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Lisa Combs , September 13, 2013 (view all comments by Lisa Combs)
This is THE book for those who love nature, gardening, birds, butterflies, insects and care about the future of the environment. As man has made the world a smaller place, the environmental changes have increased. We love those ornamental beauties in our yards, parks and thoroughfares. But at what cost? Tallamy enlightens us as to the impact of non native plants. Have you been to a park or green space that was quiet of birds? Why? Look around and be aware there are no insects to feed the birds. Many 'alien' plants don't have their usual insects pestertring them. That is why gardeners like those plants. But if we don't have plants attracting insects, our birds and other wild life have less to eat and we have less to enjoy. Each tiny postage stamp yard makes a difference. Beautiful photographs, well presented information with locale plant guides to he;p the home owner be able to go NATIVE.

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Lucybug , January 30, 2013
Enjoyable & eye-opening read about the plant choices gardeners make and how they impact the health of their local environment and wildlife. The authors research shows that adding some native plants really impacts the native insects, which then has direct consequences up through the food chain (don't forget, many birds live on bugs). Includes nice plant lists in the appendix for different parts of the country and a butterfly host list.

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Jenafur369 , March 14, 2009
This is an eye-opening book for anyone who is at all interested in bringing back the biodiversity in their sterile gardens, yards, homes, fields, neighborhoods and country. Douglas W. Tallamy shows how a little interest breeds knowledge and compassion for all living things that our planet relies on for survival. His book goes in depth on how we have created a non-functional world of mowed lawns, invasive species, and sterlie environments that are bringing thousands of species to extinction. He goes on to tell how you can make a difference by what you plant in your yard and the positive effects of creating a ecologically diverse world.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780881929928
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
04/01/2009
Publisher:
WORKMAN PUBLISHING CO INC
Pages:
360
Height:
.80IN
Width:
5.90IN
Thickness:
1.00
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
2009
Author:
Rick Darke
Foreword:
Rick Darke
Author:
Douglas Tallamy
Author:
Douglas W. Tallamy
Author:
Rick Darke
Author:
Rick (FRW) Darke
Author:
Douglas W. Tallamy
Author:
Douglas W.Tallamy
Subject:
Natural landscaping -- United States.
Subject:
NATURE / Plants
Subject:
Native plants for cultivation -- United States.
Subject:
GARDENING / Regional/General
Subject:
Natural landscaping
Subject:
Native plants for cultivation
Subject:
Gardening-Landscape and Design
Subject:
NATURE / Birds & Birdwatching
Subject:
Nature - Birds and Birdwatching

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