Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants

Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants"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

"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.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Published: 04/01/2009
ISBN: 9780881929928
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.80d