The Nature-Friendly Garden: Creating a Backyard Haven for Plants, Wildlife and People

Condon, Marlene A.

ISBN 10: 0811732614 ISBN 13: 9780811732611

Verlag: Stackpole Books, 2006

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Book by Condon Marlene A

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How to maintain environmental balance and attract wildlife

Applies to all backyard gardens, large and small with specific information on creating ponds and other water features

Accessible gardening tips for seniors and people with disabilities

Many people approach gardening as a constant struggle with the outside world. They're perpetually at war with nature, investing in weed killers and fighting off deer and birds, all in an effort to preserve their garden as a pristine patch of earth. Marlene A. Condon proposes a radically different method: What if, instead of battling the natural world, we invite it into our backyards? The result is the nature-friendly garden, which attracts and meets the needs of common creatures--rabbits, toads, insects, squirrels, owls, and so on--while maintaining a thriving, varied landscape of flowers and plants. And as this thought-provoking guide demonstrates, coexisting with nature doesn't mean turning your yard into a bramble-infested wilderness. The sustainable, low-impact garden described in these pages is a model of environmental balance, fostering species diversity while keeping wildlife damage and invasive plant growth at an acceptable minimum. Best of all, it offers a privileged look at the workings of nature, and its advice on observing wildlife is sure to open up a new and fascinating world for even the most experienced gardener.

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Marlene A. Condon is a field editor for Birds and Bloom magazine and a regular contributor to Birder's World, Birdwatcher's Digest, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, and The Roanoke Times. She lives near Charlottesville, Virginia, where her backyard is a National Wildlife Federation-certified habitat.

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• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0811732614
• ISBN 13: 9780811732611
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160