The Life In Your Garden – Gardening for Biodiversity - Hardcover

Manley, Reeser; Peronto, Marjorie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884484726 ISBN 13: 9780884484721

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers, 2019

Synopsis

Saving the planet one garden at a time.

 Gardeners can play a significant role in helping to sustain native plant diversity and providing refuge for threatened species of insects and sanctuary for birds, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals.

MWPA Maine Literary Awards Finalist Excellence in Publishing

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About the Authors

Reeser Manley holds a Ph.D. in Horticultural Science and has gardened for many years in Massachusetts and Maine, and before that in South Carolina and Washington state. He is the author of The New England Gardener's Year.

Marjorie Peronto is a University of Maine professor with 20 years’ experience teaching courses in ornamental gardening, ecologcal landscaping, and home food production. She trains Master Gardener Volunteers to conduct community outreach projects that promote sustainable gardening and food security. She is the author of The Nea England Garderner's Year.

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Half Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life,HIPPO Turning your garden into a refuge for all forms of wildlife may demand a new way of thinking about insects and spiders. When, at the end of summer, you notice that most of the leaves on your oak tree are riddled with holes, rejoice! The caterpillars that created those holes are what bird food looks like! When you spot a colony of aphids on the stem of a favorite plant, leave them for the ladybird beetles and woodpeckers. In late summer, as you notice that the population of harvestmen (relatives of daddy-long-legs) has boomed, thank them, for they are working on your behalf. And rather than be frightened by that two-inch long black wasp crawling across a cluster of milkweed blossoms, greet her as the helpful predator she is.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0884484726
• ISBN 13: 9780884484721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320