Birdscaping for Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: The 50 Best Native Plants to Attract Birds to Your Midwestern Garden
Birdscaping for Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: The 50 Best Native Plants to Attract Birds to Your Midwestern Garden
Birdscaping for Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: The 50 Best Native Plants to Attract Birds to Your Midwestern Garden
Description
Description
Want to turn your yard into a bird paradise? Mariette Nowak, gardener, educator, and ecologist, has a simple suggestion: think beyond bird feeders. Her indispensable guide for gardeners throughout the Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast highlights the fifty best native plants for attracting such beloved bird species as Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, American Goldfinches, Eastern Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Cedar Waxwings, and Wood Warblers. The book explains the value of particular plants for birds and other wildlife, not only as food sources but as nesting sites and cover. Each plant is described in depth, with details on color, height, blooming time, light requirements, and soil preferences, along with planting tips and suggested companion plants. Nowak offers closer looks at the intriguing features of these diverse plant species and their intertwined relationships with birds, complemented by more than 150 color photos that showcase the beauty of the plants and birds together. Novice gardeners will also find essential information on birdscaping basics, site preparation, management guidelines, and safeguarding songbirds.
About the Author
About the Author
Mariette Nowak, author of Birdscaping in the Midwest, is an active leader and volunteer for Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes. She is also a public speaker on landscaping, native plants, and birding, and is the former director of the Wehr Nature Center, a unit of the Milwaukee County Parks in Wisconsin.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Bird lovers will find this book fascinating for all the great information Nowak provides on a variety of species, and plant lovers will also find much to enjoy."-- "Duluth Reader"
"Gardeners and bird lovers alike will find both practical advice for creating gardens full of life and appreciation for the essential relationships between native plants, insects, and birds. Through detailed profiles and rich illustrations, Nowak shares more than 50 key midwestern tree, shrub, and herbaceous species that support birds and other wildlife through all life stages and seasons. Readers will find inspiration to care for the natural world and its fascinating ecological connections."--Susan Carpenter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
"You may have thought you knew how to landscape your yard for birds, but I guarantee you this wonderful book will teach you something new."--Douglas Tallamy, University of Delaware
"This book made me want to put on my gardening gloves and get to work. Nowak's wisdom from decades of transforming landscapes shines in this love letter to native plants and birds. Gardeners and birders across the Midwest should heed her call to cultivate a yard of biodiversity."--Rebecca Minardi, American Birding Association
"A profusely and beautifully illustrated compendium of practical information, observation, and recommendation that will prove invaluable for the novice bird-loving gardener and have immense value for even the more experienced wildlife oriented landscaper. . . . Original, unique, 'reader/user' friendly, and unreservedly recommended."-- "Midwest Book Review"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
University of Wisconsin Press
Pub date:
2025-06-24
Length:
352 pages
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