Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: South

This guide introduces more than 100 native plants that readers can utilize to benefit birds, bees, and butterflies in the South.

List of contents

Introduction

Hardiness Map

Inventorying Your Yard

When to Plant

Eliminating Existing Weeds

Plant Selection

Plant Placement

Plant Diversity

Quick Plant Reference Chart

Blooming Chart by Month

Trees & Shrubs Guide

Garden Plans

Creating Nesting Sites for Birds

Creating Nesting Sites for Insects/Bees

Caterpillar/Butterfly Host Chart

Best Plants for Butterflies, Bees, and Birds

About the Author

About the author

Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida and Director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, specializing in insect ecology and conservation. He has authored numerous scientific papers, popular articles, and books on wildlife conservation, insects, butterflies, and wildflowers-including butterfly field guides for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Michigan. He is also the author of Backyard Bugs, Insects & Bugs Backyard Workbook, Insects & Bugs for Kids, Our Love of Bees, Vibrant Butterflies, and more. Jaret lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie.

Summary

This guide introduces more than 100 native plants that readers can utilize to benefit birds, bees, and butterflies in the South.

Product details

• Authors: Jaret C. Daniels
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 08.03.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781647551889
• ISBN: 978-1-64755-188-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Illustrations: Color photos throughout
• Series: Nature-Friendly Gardens
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Nature / Plants / Flowers, Arkansas