TY - BOOK ID - 77892452 TI - The California Wildlife Habitat Garden PY - 2012 SN - 1283717212 0520953509 9780520953505 9781283717212 9780520267817 0520267818 PB - Berkeley University of California Press DB - UniCat KW - Gardening to attract wildlife KW - Gardening to attract birds KW - Bird gardening KW - Bird attracting KW - Gardening with wildlife KW - Wildlife attracting KW - Sanctuary gardens KW - american culture. KW - american gardening. KW - books about wildlife. KW - books for animal lovers. KW - caring for wild life. KW - coffee table books. KW - creating your own ecosystem. KW - environmental ecosystems. KW - fixing your garden. KW - gardening and horticulture landscape. KW - gardening for dummies. KW - home school science books. KW - how to garden. KW - ideas for quarantine. KW - living ecosystems. KW - plants and wildlife. KW - protecting wildlife. KW - things to do when youre bored. KW - transform backyard. KW - west region gardening. KW - what seeds should i plant. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77892452 AB - This attractive, practical guide explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, but also thriving sanctuaries for wildlife. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, this book provides easy-to-follow recommendations for providing food, cover, and water for birds, bees, butterflies, and other small animals. Emphasizing individual creativity over conventional design, Bauer asks us to consider the intricate relationships between plants and wildlife and our changing role as steward, rather than manipulator, of these relationships. In an engaging narrative that endorses simple and inexpensive methods of wildlife habitat gardening, Nancy Bauer discusses practices such as recycling plant waste on site, using permeable pathways, growing regionally appropriate plants, and avoiding chemical fertilizers and insecticides. She suggests ways of attracting pollinators through planting choices and offers ideas for building water sources and shelters for wildlife. A plant resource guide, tips for propagating plants, seasonal plants for hummingbirds, and host plants for butterflies round out The California Wildlife Habitat Garden, making it an indispensable primer for those about to embark on creating their own biologically diverse, environmentally friendly garden. ER -