Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds

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336 pages full colorDescription?This informative books shows Midwestern gardeners how to create outstanding bird habitats with native plants that offer food, cover, and nesting sites for birds, and is illustrated with helpful photographs and landscape plans. Features include:Instructions and plans for creating nine different habitat gardens for hummingbirds, bluebirds, winter birds, migrant birds, shrubland birds, prairie birds, woodland birds, wetland birds, and water birds.Photos and landscape plans of successful bird gardens in the Midwest -recommended plant species for each type of bird garden and information on the birds they attractDetails on visual characteristics and cultivation of recommended plant species, along with their native ranges in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and WisconsinAdvice about nest boxes, bird baths, misters, perches and other garden features to attract birdsGuidance for maintaining your naturally landscaped bird gardens.Foreword by Dr. Peter Raven, President, Missouri Botanical GardenBird photography by Jack Bartholmai

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