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This guide introduces more than 100 native plants that readers can utilize to benefit birds, bees, and butterflies in Southern California.
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
Professional nature photographer and botanist George Oxford Miller is a lifelong resident of the West. He has lived in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, and he has written six guidebooks to the Southwest, including the best-selling trio Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest, Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas, and Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California. He also wrote Wildflowers quick guides to Arizona & New Mexico, Texas, Southern California, and Colorado. He wrote a "Plant of the Month" column for New Mexico Magazine and is former president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, where he still conducts workshops and programs on how to create your own backyard pollinator oasis.
Summary
This guide introduces more than 100 native plants that readers can utilize to benefit birds, bees, and butterflies in Southern California.
