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The Life In Your Garden - Gardening for Biodiversity (Hardcover)
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The Life In Your Garden - Gardening for Biodiversity (Hardcover)
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Horticulture experts Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto share their
own experiences in gardening for biodiversity, placing a strong
emphasis on insect diversity as a bellwether of success. Insects
comprise 60 percent of Earth's biodiversity, and they deserve to be
recognized as the creatures that run our gardens. It is not the
gardener's job to eliminate insects that munch on leaves, suck the
sap from stems, bore holes in fruits, or graze on roots. This is
the work of predatory insects and arachnids such as ladybug
beetles, hoverfly larvae, praying mantises, certain wasps, and
spiders. It is the gardener's task to cultivate populations of
these predators. The Life in Your Garden also describes the
functional plants of a garden (with recommendations for understory
trees and shrubs throughout North America) and their relationship
with garden life, introducing the concept of a "garden insectary."
That a gardener can be an important steward for our planet is a
powerful concept, and here at last is the book that shows us how.
Let wild pollinators into your garden. Nurture butterfly, bird and
animal life. Encourage insect diversity for self-regulating
ecosystem in the garden to help prevent mass extinction. No more
rototiller use. Convert lawn to garden. Create a biorefuge with
annuals, perennials, and native trees and herbaceous plants. A book
for all of North America.
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