The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity by Manley, Reeser
The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity by Manley, Reeser

The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity

Horticulture experts Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto share their own experiences in gardening for biodiversity, placing a...
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Author: Reeser Manley
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The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity by Manley, Reeser

The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity

BD$61.06
The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity by Manley, Reeser

The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity

BD$61.06
Author: Reeser Manley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Horticulture experts Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto share their own experiences in gardening for biodiversity, placing a strong emphasis on insect diversity as a bellwether of success. Insects comprise 60 percent of Earth's biodiversity, and they deserve to be recognized as the creatures that run our gardens. It is not the gardener's job to eliminate insects that munch on leaves, suck the sap from stems, bore holes in fruits, or graze on roots. This is the work of predatory insects and arachnids such as ladybug beetles, hoverfly larvae, praying mantises, certain wasps, and spiders. It is the gardener's task to cultivate populations of these predators. The Life in Your Garden also describes the functional plants of a garden (with recommendations for understory trees and shrubs throughout North America) and their relationship with garden life, introducing the concept of a "garden insectary." That a gardener can be an important steward for our planet is a powerful concept, and here at last is the book that shows us how. Let wild pollinators into your garden. Nurture butterfly, bird and animal life. Encourage insect diversity for self-regulating ecosystem in the garden to help prevent mass extinction. No more rototiller use.Convert lawn to garden.Create a biorefuge with annuals, perennials, and native trees and herbaceous plants. A book for all of North America.

Author: Reeser Manley, Marjorie Peronto
Publisher: Tilbury House
Published: 11/22/2016
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780884484721

About the Author
Manley, Reeser: - Reeser Manley holds a Ph.D. in Horticultural Science and has gardened for many years in Massachusetts and Maine, and before that in South Carolina and Washington state. He is the author of The New England Gardener's Year.Peronto, Marjorie: - Marjorie Peronto is a University of Maine professor with 20 years' experience teaching courses in ornamental gardening, ecologcal landscaping, and home food production. She trains Master Gardener Volunteers to conduct community outreach projects that promote sustainable gardening and food security. She is the author of The Nea England Garderner's Year.

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