Gardening for butterflies
Subtitle: how you can attract and protect beautiful, beneficial insects
By: the Xerces Society ; Scott Hoffman Black, Brianna Borders, Candace Fallon, Eric Lee-Mader, Matthew Shepherd ; foreword by Robert Michael Pyle
Contributors: Xerces Society
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781604695984
Subjects: Butterflies; Butterfly gardening
Description: Welcome the world's most exquisite visitors to your garden! Gardening for Butterflies, by the experts at the Xerces Society, introduces you to a variety of colorful garden guests who need our help, and shows you how to design a habitat where they will thrive. This optimistic call to arms is packed with everything you need to create a beautiful, beneficial, butterfly-filled garden. Gardeners will learn why butterflies matter, why they are in danger, and what simple steps we can take to make a difference. You'll learn how to choose the right plants, how to design a butterfly-friendly garden, and how to create a garden that flutters and flourishes with life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) index.
Table of contents: title: Why butterflies matter and why they are in trouble; title: Knowing butterflies and what they need; title: Designing your butterfly garden; title: Butterfly garden plants of North America; title: Plant selection, installation, and maintenance; title: Gardening for moths; title: Helping butterflies beyond the garden fence; title: Observing and enjoying butterflies; title: Metric conversions.