Celebrating the Beauty of Butterflies
Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large format paperback book contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need — to attract butterflies to their
From the foreword:”This is a book to treasure and use. One can browse in it for a few minutes before heading to the nursery and selecting some plants to start a garden. Or one can spend hours going through it, devouring each delicious morsel of information on your favorite butterflies. . . . Careful planning with this book will make anyone a successful butterfly gardener.”–Thomas C. Emmel, director, Division of Lepidoptera Research, University of Florida”The first comprehensive guide to butterfly gardening in Florida and adjacent states . . . useful to anybody interested in butterfly gardening in Florida, but it is especially useful, even indispensable, for those who plan their garden to be an educational as well as aesthetic experience.”—Mark Deyrup, entomologist, Archbold Biological Station· presents 400+ color photos taken by the authors, showing every butterfly in adult, larva, and pupa stages· presents practical information on garden plants, installation, and maintenance·
This lift-the-flap picture book tells the story of Ben, a bear who lovs butterflies and wants to grow some flowers that will attract them to his garden. Children can read about how he plants his seeds and watches them grow. By lifting the flaps, children can see what is happening under the
When tragedy turns her life upside-down, a carefree photographer discovers that real life happens whether you want it to or not – and truth gives wings to the heart’s most important
Droughts and even short dry spells in some climates can be hard on butterflies and other small wildlife that like to drink from shallow puddles. They cannot safely drink from rapidly moving water, even small streams, because they are so small that they can easily get caught and be washed away.
That gives butterfly lovers another way to attract more butterflies to yards and gardens by providing them with the water they need. Watering your plants with lawn sprinklers leaves water drops on leaves and can make tiny puddles for butterflies.
Another problem for butterflies during droughts is that the flowers and plants they depend on may cease flowering and/or not grow much. That means a shortage of nectar for adult butterflies and leaves for caterpillars. It can also mean less protection for them from harsh weather and from predators.
Yet watering your yard can be prohibited or severely limited during droughts, and the cost of frequent can become expensive in some locales. One answer is to install a drip irrigation system, which delivers just enough water to keep plants flourishing, without a lot of water wasted by evaporation. That saves money for the homeowner and also conserves water for everyone else.
You can have professionals design and install a drip irrigation and a lawn sprinkler system. Or you can use movable sprinklers.
You can even install a drip irrigation system yourself by ordering the irrigation supplies and instructions on line.
The butterflies will love you for it. And with more flowers and more butterflies, you and your human guests will enjoy visiting your yard or garden more, too.
The colorful presence of butterflies adds charm to every garden. This beautifully illustrated volume, focused on temperate climes around the world, provides all the information necessary to create a backyard haven for these delightful insects, including butterfly lifecycles, foods, and preferred habitats for breeding and hibernation. A bonus chapter on the art of photographing butterflies will turn even the most dedicated gardener into an enthusiastic
This Hanging Hooks Garden Single Butterfly – Regal Art #5064 will be at home in your office or home, bathroom, by your door, in your kitchen, your bedroom or guestroom. Matching other items in Regal’s line you can incorporate these hooks into your unique decorating theme. Or just use separately as a great accent. These hooks are very sturdy: the smaller racks are perfect for keys, leashes, utensils and lighter weight items; the larger racks hold clothing towels, pots/pans, hats and heavier items; the individual hooks can be placed wherever a hook is handy and can be used for whatever. Just about any place you need hooks is the perfect place for these fun-themed hooks.Regal Art & Gift is the leading manufacturer in the Gift & Garden Industry. Owners Bill and Audrey Costello started the company in 1992 by introducing unique decorative Home & Garden products. Over the past 17 years their exclusive quality product offerings and always-fresh designs have helped the company become the
The spectacular color and motion of hummingbirds, songbirds, and butterflies adds a breathtaking dimension to any garden. This book will show readers how to design and maintain a landscape that will attract these “moving flowers” to the yard. Unlike similar books, which are mostly just catalogs of bird and butterfly species, this new entry to the Black & Decker Outdoor Home series focuses on designing, planting, and caring for a landscape that will attract and sustain birds and butterflies. Also unique are the more than two dozen building projects, such as a post-mounted bird house, that will stimulate retail sales of lumber and other building materials. Gardens for Birds, Hummingbirds & Butterflies includes identification photos of dozens of species of common birds and butterflies, and the plant encyclopedia includes 60 plants that are guaranteed to attract birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies. It also lists trees and grasses attractive to birds and butterflies as sources of
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