The Habitat Garden Book : Wildlife Landscaping for the San Francisco Bay Region [Paperback]

Nancy Bauer (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0970744501 | ISBN-13: 978-0970744500 | Edition: 1

A delightful little guide to help you transform your own backyard, patio, or community site into a healthy home for wondrous array of fascinating creatures. Habitat gardens are not only beautiful and rewarding, but critical to the survival of many species in our ecosystem.

Creating a garden full of life provides the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the web of life upon which we all depend.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...wonderful little book that gives us the basics for creating a garden... as a beautiful sanctuary -- SFGate Home Garden(San Francisco Chronicle)8/29/01

..delightful, easy-to-use guide focuses on Bay Area critters and the plants that attract them. Color photos show plants.... -- Sunset Garden Guide, Fall/Winter 2001

A delightful little guide....By offering easy-to-grow natives and non-natives, the author sets the stage for you.. -- LifeGarden for back book cover. An East-Bay non-profit

Bauer has written something different--a book tailored to the Bay Area, and its...... diversity of plants as well as wildlife. -- Bay Nature Magazine, October/December 2002

Gardening columnist Nancy Bauer has just published a marvelous little book....easy to read...a great gift to yourself... -- Sonoma West Times, Judy Brinkerhoff, garden columnist, May 2

This delightful, easy-to-use guide focuses on Bay Area critters and the plants that attract them. Color photos. -- Sunset Garden Guide, Fall-Winter 2001

Transform your garden and learn to create an inviting habitat for butterflies, birds, bees, beneficial insects, and people... -- North Bay Butterfly Chapter Newsletter, Summer, 2001Transform your garden and l

About the Author

Nancy Bauer is a writer, garden columnist for the Pacific Sun (weekly widely distributed in Marin and Sonoma Counties) and a wildlife habitat enthusiast and lecturer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Coyote Ridge Press; 1 edition (April 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970744501
• ISBN-13: 978-0970744500
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,526,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for San Francisco Bay Area gardeners., August 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Habitat Garden Book : Wildlife Landscaping for the San Francisco Bay Region (Paperback)

This beautifully organized book provides an easy-to-follow guide for establishing butterfly, bird, and insect habitats in your own garden. Host plants, nectar plants, and food sources (both native and non-native) including annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines are listed for both butterflies and birds. Maintenance of the habitat garden is detailed with specific suggestions. Additional sections explain the importance of encouraging beneficial insects, the beauty and role of ponds in the garden, and special advice on "how to" start your own habitat garden. Color photographs provide a visual guide while spot illustrations and quotations provide inspiration and encouragement. A "must" for any Bay Area gardener.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring book!, August 2, 2001

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D. Biggs (SEBASTOPOL, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Habitat Garden Book : Wildlife Landscaping for the San Francisco Bay Region (Paperback)

This is a beautiful little book, a real jewel that makes providing a pleasing habitat for both our wild friends and ourselves an easy task. It certainly inspired me to add more habitat plants to my garden, and I reap the benefits daily. I especially loved how she put the plant photos on the outside page edges so I can flip through and relocate the information I want quickly. This book should also be useful for many people outside the SF Bay Area. Providing wildlife habitat is so important now.