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The wildlife-friendly vegetable gardener : how to grow food in harmony with nature / by Tammi Hartung ; illustrations by Holly Ward Bimba.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2014.Description: 143 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781612120553 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1612120555 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • How to grow food in harmony with nature [Other title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 635 23
LOC classification:
  • SB320.9 .H37 2014
Contents:
Rethinking our relationships with nature -- Encouraging friends in the underground -- Garden elements that welcome wildlife -- Attracting pollinators and beneficial predators -- Creating habitats for wildlife -- Smart strategies for peaceful coexistence -- Blocking access to unwelcome guests -- Designing wildlife-friendly food gardens.
Summary: A medical herbalist and certified organic grower, through gentle, smart methods, shows gardeners how to create a peaceful co-existence between their vegetable garden and the wildlife who consider it part of their habitat.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.

Rethinking our relationships with nature -- Encouraging friends in the underground -- Garden elements that welcome wildlife -- Attracting pollinators and beneficial predators -- Creating habitats for wildlife -- Smart strategies for peaceful coexistence -- Blocking access to unwelcome guests -- Designing wildlife-friendly food gardens.

A medical herbalist and certified organic grower, through gentle, smart methods, shows gardeners how to create a peaceful co-existence between their vegetable garden and the wildlife who consider it part of their habitat.

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