Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants (Second Edition, Revised)

Title: Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants (Second Edition, Revised) Author: Tallamy, Douglas W ISBN: 9780881929928 Publisher: Timber Press Published: 2009 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Gardening 1569941 Publisher Description: "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