
Touch a Butterfly
Wildlife Gardening with Kids
Boston, Mass. : Roost Books, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiv, 207 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Turn your garden into a hummingbird hotspot, a haven for butterflies, and a thriving ecosystem that will delight and inspire the young and young-at-heart
Gardening with children is a pleasure in itself, but when you learn to include wildlife in your plans, gardening becomes an even more joyful family experience. Creating a garden that invites wildlife opens up a wider world of nature for investigation, inspiration, and delight. Begin to see your yard from an animal's perspective; discover plants that attract colorful birds and bugs; embrace sensory experiences that native plants and creatures bring; and understand how your yard fits into the surrounding landscape. Along the way you will discover simple ways you can actively support wildlife in your immediate environment, no matter where you live. This family-friendly guide to wildlife gardening leads you on a path to discovery, where trees are transformed into bird and animal habitats, where sunny spots are revered for dragonfly viewing, and where your entire garden becomes an animal-welcoming kingdom.
Gardening with children is a pleasure in itself, but when you learn to include wildlife in your plans, gardening becomes an even more joyful family experience. Creating a garden that invites wildlife opens up a wider world of nature for investigation, inspiration, and delight. Begin to see your yard from an animal's perspective; discover plants that attract colorful birds and bugs; embrace sensory experiences that native plants and creatures bring; and understand how your yard fits into the surrounding landscape. Along the way you will discover simple ways you can actively support wildlife in your immediate environment, no matter where you live. This family-friendly guide to wildlife gardening leads you on a path to discovery, where trees are transformed into bird and animal habitats, where sunny spots are revered for dragonfly viewing, and where your entire garden becomes an animal-welcoming kingdom.
Contents:
The comfy spot -- Opening your ears -- Gardening in the rain -- Layer cake of life -- Oh, the itchies! Bathing, sunning, and anting -- The great escape -- Pile it on! Simple shelters -- What's on the menu? -- Water detectives -- Wooing with water -- Consider the wind -- Winter nest hunt -- Snowy day survey -- Planning your garden -- Going to the maps -- Sounds and space -- Sensing the soil -- The lessons of compost -- Preparing the ground -- Transplanting time -- Native plants -- Cacti for wildlife -- Planting the great ones -- Giving trees space to grow -- Celebrating snags -- Water gardening -- Mowing for wildlife -- When a fence is more than a fence -- Keeping the neighbors happy -- Butterfly seekers -- Finding the best spot for your butterfly garden -- Plants for a butterfly garden -- The caterpillar crawl -- Dragonfly encounters -- Creating dragonfly and damselfly habitats -- Bees and other awe-inspiring insects -- Toadally cool -- Bats are beautiful -- Berry eaters -- Sharing berries with the birds -- Welcome, seedeaters -- Symphony of seeds -- Insect eaters -- Hello, hummingbirds! -- A building materials buffet for the birds -- Cavity nesters -- Secrets to successful wildlife watching -- Wildlife blinds -- Hands and feet awareness -- What about mosquitoes? -- Reaching out to the community -- Getting your wildlife garden certified.
ISBN:
9781590309179 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PARENTING Activities Say | Main (Downtown) | Display - Garden Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 4/4/2023) |
PARENTING Activities Say | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
PARENTING Activities Say | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.