Planting Native to Attract Birds to Your Yard [Paperback]

Welcoming birds to your yard isnt about the right feeders and bird food. To attract the widest range of birds, you need to plant a diversity of native plants. Planting Native to Attract Birds to Your Yard is the first book to tell you specifically what to plant to attract birds. Covers the Eastern US, from Minnesota to the East Coast.Welcoming birds to your yard isnt about choosing the right feeders and bird food. If you want to attract the widest range of birds to your home, you need to plant a diversity of native plants. Why go green? Native plants live longer; they are drought resistant, take less water and fertilizer, they cost less, are less work and easier to maintain. And a big plusthey are good for the environment.In 2007, Douglas Tallamy published the groundbreaking book, Bringing Nature Home, on going native to protect wildlife. Since then Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the National Wildlife Federation, and National Audubon have all endorsed and encouraged gardening with native plants.Planting Native to Attract Birds to Your Yard is the first book to cover planting native to specifically attract birds. The book recommends plants for all types of backyards, no matter how large or smallfrom large plots to container gardens. Sorenson gives state-specific recommendations for 31 Eastern U.S. statesincluding and east of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana to the East Coast, and from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coastfor native plants that support birds during the four seasons. The book covers the full gamut of native plantsnearly 200 species of trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and perennialsand gives details on why specific plants are bird friendly and how to choose plants that work successfully in attractive home landscapes. It also includes dramatic color photos of nearly 70 bird species.Birders, gardeners, and landscapersall who love birds and beautiful gardenswill find this book a must.Sharon Sorenson writes the biweekly For tlSˇ