| Description |
364 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Growing native plants -- Birds in the service of plants -- From landscape to birdscape -- Providing cover, shelter and nesting -- Using water to attract birds -- Birdscaping small gardens -- Growing wildflowers and native grasses -- Bringing butterflies into your garden -- Plant directory -- The bird directory -- The major Australian bird families -- Beyond your backyard -- Plant tables -- Australian climatic zone map -- Resources for birdscapers |
| Summary |
Wake up to the sound of birdsong! This potentially life-changing book will show you how to turn your garden into a refuge for birds and butterflies by growing the native plants that attract them. Take a bird's eye view of your backyard with native plant expert George Adams as he shows you how to create a sanctuary with year-round avian appeal. This book will help you identify the most common garden birds and show you how to grow and maintain the native trees, shrubs, grasses, groundcovers and wildflowers that they love |
| Analysis |
Birds |
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Gardening |
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Ornamental plants |
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Wild plants |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-353) and index |
| Subject |
Bird attracting -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Endemic birds -- Australia -- Identification.
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Endemic plants -- Australia -- Identification.
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Bird attracting -- Australia.
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Gardening to attract birds -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Native plant gardening -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Gardening to attract birds -- Australia.
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Native plant gardening -- Australia.
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Native plant gardens -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Native plant gardens -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
9780980703719 |
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(Trade Cloth) |
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