Bringing nature home
Subtitle: how you can sustain wildlife with native plants
By: Douglas W. Tallamy ; foreword by Rick Darke.
Edition: Updated and expanded ed.
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780881929928
Subjects: Native plants for cultivation -- United States; Natural landscaping -- United States; Animal-plant relationships -- United States; Insect-plant relationships -- United States
Notes: First ed. published 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Restoring natives to suburbia: a call to action; title: The vital new role of the suburban garden; title: No place to hide; title: Who cares about biodiversity?; title: Why can't insects eat alien plants?; title: What is native and what is not?; title: The costs of using alien ornamentals; title: Creating balanced communities; title: Gardening for insect diversity; title: Blending in with the neighbors; title: Making it happen; title: What should I plant?; title: What does bird food look like?