Planning and Designing a Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden: Welcoming Pollinators to Your Garden
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For home gardeners and nature enthusiasts of all skill levels, planning, designing and creating a garden that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies has never been easier! Guiding you through step-by-step in conversational language, this project handbook will provide you with everything you need to know. From understanding the habits of hummingbirds and butterflies, selecting and preparing the right location, container gardening, shopping in the garden center and ongoing maintenance, to a list of plant suggestions, you will feel like an expert! With sustainable gardening becoming increasingly vital, creating a pollinator garden not only helps ecosystems thrive but will provide years of enjoyment for you and your family.
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Planning and Designing a Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden - Janeen Walker
PLANNING AND DESIGNING A HUMMINGBIRD AND BUTTERFLY GARDEN: WELCOMING POLLINATORS TO YOUR GARDEN
© Janeen Walker 2017
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If you are a wildlife lover and interested in designing your perennial beds and garden spaces in order to attract butterflies and hummingbirds, there are a few things you might want to give some thought to first.
In this book, we will cover several areas of consideration; including, The Nature of Hummingbirds and Butterflies, Selecting Your Location, Preparing