Native Garden Library

Your Backyard Wildlife Garden by Marcus Schneck, 159 pages A book on how to attract and identify wildlife in your yard. 1992

Insects and Gardens, In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology by Eric Grissell, - Eric Grissell is an entomologist and amateur garden. He discusses incorporating insects into your garden rather than applying pesticides. Lots of beautiful photos. 345 pages 2001

Landscaping with Nature, Using Natures Designs to Plan Your Yard by Jeff Cox - Book about natural landscaping/gardens. For all the frog lovers, the book includes a chapter on Wildlife and Water in the Natural Garden. 1990

The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse. Ken Drouse shows how gardeners can improve the health of the planet by creating beautiful native plant gardens. 248 pages, 500 full color photos. 1994

A Gardeners Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers - An Organic Guide to Choosing and Growing Over 150 Beautiful Wildflowers by C. Colston Burrell. Book provides information to help gardeners plan and plant any size or style of wildlife garden. Three main types of gardens described: meadow, woodland, and prairie. 191 pages. 1997

The Native Plant Primer by Carole Ottesen Native plants are environmentally friendly and can actually make gardening easier - because they flourish in their local habitats, they require less care, water, fertilizer, and pesticides. 353 pages, lots of photos 1993

Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada by William Cullina. According to the author, this book is a complete and authoritative guide to growing and propagating North American wildflowers. No matter what your level of interest, whether it is to introduce a few plants into your garden or to learn how to propagate them for yourself or for sale, this book will inspire as well as inform you. 322 pages 2000

Native Trees, Shrubs and Vines - A Guide to using, growing and propagating North American woody plants by William Cullina This book provides a comprehensive reference to almost one thousand native woody plants. Even more than wildflowers, native trees, shrubs, and vines are essential to providing the food and shelter that attract birds and insects to the garden. 354 pages 2002

Easy Lawns - Low Maintenance Native Grasses for Gardeners Everywhere 21st Century Gardening Series/Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Native grasses are easier to care for than conventional high-maintenance turf, and they help restore biodiversity, because they don't disturb the surrounding natural habitat. 111 pages 1999

Bird Gardens - Welcome Wild Bird to Your Yard - 21st Century Gardening Series/Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This book shows you how to attract birds throughout the year by planting large trees, native shrubs, and vines. 107 pages 1998

Numerous Magazines such as back issues of Fine Gardening, Garden Design, and the American Gardener