Butterfly Gardening for the South
Possibly the best reference on butterfly gardening in our area isButterfly Gardening for the South. This is the most comprehensive treatment of butterfly gardening I know of, containing many interesting facts and practical ways to increase your success with and enjoyment of butterflies. (Lewisville Leader)Geyata Ajilvsgi's Butterfly Gardening for the South is most helpful. (The Houston Chronicle)If you are looking to add kinetic color to your Carolina garden, this is the book that will tell you how to bring in the butterflies. (Carolina Gardener)One of the best books on the subject. (Clarion-Ledger)... the only guide available on planting to attract butterflies ... geared especially to the unique Southern climate and soil. (Houston Tribune)... comprehensive dictionary of butterfly plants ... (Texas Gardener)The author takes the reader into the fascinating world of butterflies ... (Abilene Reporter-News (Texas))If you've ever yearned to hold a butterfly in your hands, reach for this collection caught by the gentlest and most magical of all nets: the camera lens. (Neil Sperry's Gardens)Some 200 color photos are vivid testimony to the benefits of butterfly fever. (Waco Tribune-Herald)Lavishly illustrated ... a complete guide .... (Beaumont Enterprise)... covers everything from how to design your garden to how to identify—and, of course, attract—butterflies ... (Anderson Independent-Mail)... a must for both newly interested and previously hooked butterfly aficionados. (Port Arthur News)This splendid book has application far beyond Ajilvsgi's "South" ... (Library Journal)Educational and entertaining, it's the most comprehensive volume ... seen on the subject. (The Houston Chronicle)... a guide ... to attracting these fine fluttering friends to your garden. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)... spectacular and informative, a rare combination ... (Amarillo Globe-Times)The butterfly and plant photography by the author ... is splendid. (Dallas Morning News)... a thorough reference guide designed for anyone wanting to enhance a residential landscape. (Audubon Naturalist News)A remarkably thorough book .... (San Marcos Daily Record)... a good lesson on the life cycle and lifestyle of butterflies ... (The Charlotte Observer)... magically photographed by the author ... (Houston Post)This could very well be considered the definitive guide on Southern butterfly gardening. Already a classic after being in print only 14 years, Ajilvsgi's research and passion for this subject shines throughout this book.This book is great for anyone interested in starting or expanding a butterfly garden. With beautiful photgraphs and page after page of carefully researched information, this is a must read. (Kami WoodNew South Gardener)