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foreword
This is a book for people who want to bring back a bit of the
natural world to their surroundings, attract more birds and butterflies to their
garden, or simply do something different in their yard. It is for people who
want to enrich their perennial beds with native wildflowers or plant some berry
bushes to attract migrating birds.
This is a how-to book. It suggests a variety of projects -
large and small, simple one-day projects and larger multi-year projects. Most of
the projects are for your yard, only requiring a couple of square metres of
space, but some are larger and more ambitious, and still others are suited to
schoolyards, other public spaces or larger properties.
This is a source book. It provides lists of species native to
the Prairies Ecozone of Manitoba - wildflowers, shrubs, trees, vines and
grasses, and the birds, butterflies and other animals that live on and among
them. It lists local sources for native plants and seeds, and provides tips for
growing them. It explains how to reduce watering, and how and why to avoid
herbicides and pesticides.
This book is written for people who enjoy their gardens, care
about our environment, want to enrich their lives and want to improve their own
habitat by restoring some of the natural diversity of our community. |
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