The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden
Attract and Support Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
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Publisher Description
"The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden helps you become more intentional about attracting birds, bees, and more to the garden…you can build a beautiful garden for all seasons while simultaneously striving to support wildlife."―Horticulture
The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden is a beginner-friendly handbook that helps homeowners create a beautiful garden that attracts birds, bees, butterflies, and more. Everyone wants a garden buzzing with life, and Stacy Tornio makes it easy by sharing details about which plants attract specific creatures.
Stacy Tornio makes it easy to attract birds, bees, and butterflies to your home garden by sharing details about which plants attract specific creatures. The simple organization makes it easy to find exactly what you want, with chapters on attracting birds, bringing in bees butterflies, and welcoming wildlife. If you are looking to build a garden from scratch, there are ten plans with specific plant choices. The plans include a hummingbird garden, a birdseed garden, and options that are low-maintenance and drought-resistant. You’ll also find expert advice on finding the right feeder, avoiding pesticides, and choosing native plants. The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden is a beautiful, photo-filled guide that will help you grow the earth-friendly garden of your dreams.
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Tornio (Dear Graduate), former editor of Birds & Blooms magazine, presents an informative handbook for cultivating a wildlife-friendly garden. To attract birds, she recommends providing a birdbath and feeders (tray feeders can accommodate larger birds, she notes, while sugar-water feeders attract orioles and hummingbirds). She details the dietary and nesting habits of dozens of birds, explaining that pine siskins eat flowers and make their homes in conifer trees while tree swallows chow down on berries and nest in "natural cavities." Profiles of butterflies discuss what plants each species is drawn to, observing that the American lady seeks out edelweiss and ironweed and that the silver-spotted skipper prefers wisteria. Tornio also describes what climates various trees, shrubs, and flowers thrive in, how much sunlight exposure each plant needs, and what kinds of creatures they attract, though she unfortunately doesn't specify which species. For instance, she reports that black-eyed Susans require direct sunlight and draw birds and butterflies but doesn't mention which types. Still, readers will appreciate the suggestions on which plants make for aesthetically pleasing combinations when grown together. (The "hummingbird garden" consists of rose of Sharon, cardinal flowers, and lungwort.) Gardeners will find some useful tips on attracting wildlife.
