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Gardening for Wildlife

May is Gardening for Wildlife Month. If you are looking for ideas to make your yard critter friendly, check out some of these titles. #IndyPLAdults

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  • How you can make your outdoor space more welcoming for a wide variety of visitors, from planting pollinator-friendly perennials to digging a pond. Learn the best ways to provide shelter, food, and water, discover the best planting choices and how…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023. — 639.92 ROU
  • The Good Garden

    How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food--all in Your Own Backyard

    McLaughlin, Chris, 1964-
    How to grow the healthiest fruits and veggies and make your garden a sanctuary for threatened wildlife.
    Unknown, 2023Washington, DC : Island Press, [2023] — 635 MCL
  • This book explores the role that pollinators play and how gardeners and people with gardens can do something to help attract and support them. From butterflies (and their caterpillars) to surprising pollinators (moths, wasps, beetles flies and…
    Book, 2022Philadelphia : White Owl, 2022. — 635.96 VER
  • Gardening for Moths is the first book to show midwestern gardeners and naturalists why they should attract specific moth species to their properties and how to do it.
    Book, 2023Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2023] — 595.78 MCC
  • How to Create a Wildlife Garden

    Encouraging Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Bugs Into Your Outside Space

    Lavelle, Christine,
    Easy-to-follow instructions backed up with advice on planning and design, showing how we can share our outdoor space with nature.
    Book, 2021Wigston : Lorenz Books, [2021] — 635.967 LAV
  • An in-depth introduction to native pollinators and to birds. Followed by a “field guide” section to more than 100 native plants that are widely available, are easy to care for, and provide great benefit to birds, bees, and butterflies.
    Book, 2022Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, [2022] — 635.90974 DAN
  • Pollinator Victory Garden

    Win the War on Pollinator Decline With Ecological Gardening : How to Attract and Support Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Bats, and Other Pollinators

    Eierman, Kim,
    Every yard, community garden, rooftop, porch, patio, commercial, and municipal landscape can help to win the war against pollinator decline with The Pollinator Victory Garden.
    Book, 2020Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, 2020. — 576.875 EIE
  • A Garden's Purpose

    Cultivating Our Connection to the Natural World

    de Rosen, Félix,
    Essays and stories to inspire us to nurture diverse, meaningful relationships with gardens and landscapes.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Princeton Architectural Press, [2023] — 635 DER
  • Rewild Your Garden

    Create a Haven for Birds, Bees and Butterflies

    Tophill, Frances,
    This practical guide shows you how to plan and maintain a beautiful garden that will attract bees and birds as well as a throng of unsung garden heroes. Whether you have a small balcony or a large open space, discover the joys of welcoming natural…
    Book, 2020London : Quercus Publishing, 2020. — 639.92 TOP
  • Planting for Honeybees

    the Grower's Guide to Creating a Buzz

    Lewis, Sarah Wyndham,
    In recent years, the shrinking of green spaces has endangered the honeybee. Now Planting for Honeybees shows you how you can help these delightful pollinators to flourish by creating a garden as habitat for them.
    Book, 2018London : Quadrille, 2018. — 639.92 LEW