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A northern gardener's guide to native plants and pollinators, creating habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest, Lorraine Johnson & Sheila Colla ; illustrations by Ann Sanderson ; foreword by Douglas W. Tallamy

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A northern gardener's guide to native plants and pollinators, creating habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest, Lorraine Johnson & Sheila Colla ; illustrations by Ann Sanderson ; foreword by Douglas W. Tallamy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A northern gardener's guide to native plants and pollinators

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1355019876

Responsibility statement

Lorraine Johnson & Sheila Colla ; illustrations by Ann Sanderson ; foreword by Douglas W. Tallamy

Sub title

creating habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Douglas Tallamy -- Introduction: pollinators bring life -- The rusty-patched bumblebee and other native pollinators -- A primer on the pollination of flowering plants -- The scoop on honeybees -- Native plants matter -- Native plants -- But don't non-native plants attract pollinators, too? -- All green is not green! -- What about cultivars of native plants? -- Where to find native plants -- The climate change connection -- Diversity, diversity, diversity -- Starting Your Garden for Native Pollinators -- Site preparation -- Designing Your pollinator patch -- Native plants for containers -- Turning lawns into gardens -- Planting your patch -- Maintaining your patch -- Native herbaceous plants for pollen specialists -- As your garden grows -- Adding native plants to an existing garden bed -- From plants...to plant communities -- Beyond the patch -- Nesting sites and overwintering habitat for native bees -- Checklist for creating a pollinator-friendly yard and garden -- Profiles of native plants -- Spring-blooming native plants -- Summer-blooming native plants -- Fall-blooming native plants -- Native grasses and sedges -- Trees, shrubs and woody vines -- Rain gardens -- Pond and bog gardens -- Ask for me - and grow the native plant movement -- Boulevard (a.k.a. "hell-strip") gardens -- Concems...and reassurances -- Great combinations of native perennials for a pollinator-friendly garden -- Sample garden designs -- Balcony garden -- Community garden -- Public patch -- High-density residential -- Residential garden -- Resources -- Native plant ranges -- Native plant groups -- Native plant nurseries -- Selected books

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Creating habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest

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