Bringing Nature Home - Paperback

from BobVTReader

A book that everyone concerned about the environment or global warming should have on their bookshelf or at least check out of the library and read.

from SqueakyChu

This is what a terrific book can do to you. It jumps up into your hands from a bookshelf because it has keywords in its title that attract your attention. In my case, the keywords were "native plants". Then it forces you to peek inside to look at the pictures. I figured there'd be some good pictu...

from laurensx

For gardeners, environmentalists and anyone concerned about the environment, this is the perfect book. Outlining the absolute necessity for native plants and rethinking our obsession with non-native cultivars, Tallamy realistically and simply states the facts. He enlightens, even the most amateur...

from 2wonderY

This is one of those paradigm shifting books. So, do you want the local insects to eat holes in your leaves? Resoundingly, YES! If you want a healthy ecosystem, you have to encourage all of the local life; you can't be particular and selective. And to keep the whole thing churning correctly, you ...

from juniperSun

Excellent explanation of why we need biodiversity: insects are necessary as the protein source for most of our loved birds and wildlife, and most plant-eating insects have evolved/adapted to specific plants, so that lawns and imported plants are a desert to them. Lots of great photos making his p...