Miller, George Oxford, 1943-

Native plant gardening for birds, bees & butterflies. Southwest / George Oxford Miller.

635.95 Mil

Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, [2021]

©2021.

280 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.

The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. Turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts pollinators and helps them thrive. Learn how to landscape and create pollinator gardens with widely available perennials that are easy to care for and provide great benefits for wildlife.

Nature-friendly gardens.

Nature-friendly gardens.

Endemic plants.

Gardening.

Gardening -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Gardening to attract birds.

Butterfly gardening.

GARDENING & LANDSCAPING.

Handbooks and manuals.

Native plant gardening for birds, bees and butterflies. Southwest.

Why you should plant a garden -- The basics of plant anatomy -- Why protect pollinators? -- Meet the pollinators -- Native plant conservation -- How to use this book -- Southwest plants at a glance -- Southwest native plants. Full sun -- Full sun to partial shade -- Partial shade to full shade -- Garden design for butterflies -- Garden design for bees -- Container garden for pollinators -- Bird food or nesting plants -- Hummingbird plants -- Larval host list -- Retail sources of Southeast native seed and plants -- Cooperative Extension Service -- Native plant societies -- Botanical gardens and arboretums.

9781647550394

1647550394