Isbn: 9780727013675 - birdscaping your garden (2 Ergebnisse)

first edition).Quarto,144 pp.,colour photographs, small tear in front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper.

Hardcover in Dustjacket. AUSTRALIAN FAUNA FLORA Ornithology Gardening -This guide shows how an ordinary yard can become a wonderland of songbirds by simply adding colorful native plants designed to attract many varieties of birds. 120 color photos & 60 illustrations.Cover, shelter, nesting sites, food, and water are the five basic things that birds need.ÂBirdscaping tells how to provide them in your yard. A directory lists 64 species of birds, including woodpeckers, hummingbirds, jays, chickadees, wrens, warblers, finches, and cardinals. Each entry has a photograph of the bird and one of Adams' drawings of the bird in a favorite native plant (a summer tanager nesting in a flowering dogwood, for example). Each entry also includes the bird's description, habits, and song, its preferred habitat, breeding behaviour, nesting style, and diet. A range map is provided, along with data on the bird's breeding, migration, and winter ranges. There is also a list of plants that provide food and shelter for the bird. A separate plant directory gives more general information on 100 trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, vines, and grasses that attract birds. The section "Growing Native Plants" covers such basics as soil care, planting, propagation, watering, mulching, fertilizing, and pest and disease control. This valuable guide will help turn any yard into a sanctuary for a variety of birds. 144 p., [32] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 27 cm. (some wear to top of cloth spine)#100224/070525 Indigenous birds. Australia. Gardens Bird attracting -- Australia Birds -- Australia Native plant gardening -- Australia Garden animals -- Australia Gardening to attract birds -- Australia Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Very Good. Shelf wear to jacket. …