The Xerces Society is a non-profit scientific conservation organization focused on habitat and species conservation and restoration, protecting pollinators, contributing to watershed health, and reducing harm to invertebrates from pesticide use. The book was published to ensure that the flowers necessary to pollinators, especially native wildflowers, are provided in sufficient amount, whether it be in our gardens or throughout our communities. The book is divided into five sections: native wildflowers; native trees and shrubs; introduced trees and shrubs; introduced herbs and ornamentals; and native and nonnative pasture plants. The sections are not meant to be comprehensive. Rather each offers some ‘favorites’ from the authors as an introduction to using plants to support pollinators.
The sections are clearly presented following a set pattern of data presentation. Beautiful close-up photographs accompany each plant described. The authors present a brief overview of plants and pollinators and the rationale for their importance in the world. You will find the common and Latin name for each plant, where in the U.S. it can be grown, and the specific pollinators it attracts, i.e., honey bee, common bee, butterfly, and moth. The essential conditions for growth as well as bloom time are briefly noted. The uses of each plant are also listed, such as ornamental, farm buffer, caterpillar host, edible, hedgerow, and the like.
What I especially enjoyed about this book is the presentation of so much material in a terse, uniform, useful manner. Each plant gets 2 pages and the information occurs in the same place and format for every plant. Graphics are frequently used to tell the plants’ stories. The table of contents is direct and no-nonsense. The size of this book is also handy, 6”x 8” and 230 pages. It is handy to carry around when doing plant walks. And to use in adding essential plants for pollinators, using no pesticides, and no maintenance in your own green space.
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The Xerces Society is a non-profit scientific conservation organization focused on habitat and species conservation and restoration, protecting pollinators, contributing to watershed health, and reducing harm to invertebrates from pesticide use. The book was published to ensure that the flowers necessary to pollinators, especially native wildflowers, are provided in sufficient amount, whether it be in our gardens or throughout our communities. The book is divided into five sections: native wildflowers; native trees and shrubs; introduced trees and shrubs; introduced herbs and ornamentals; and native and nonnative pasture plants. The sections are not meant to be comprehensive. Rather each offers some ‘favorites’ from the authors as an introduction to using plants to support pollinators.The sections are clearly presented following a set pattern of data presentation. Beautiful close-up photographs accompany each plant described. The authors present a brief overview of plants and pollinators and the rationale for their importance in the world. You will find the common and Latin name for each plant, where in the U.S. it can be grown, and the specific pollinators it attracts, i.e., honey bee, common bee, butterfly, and moth. The essential conditions for growth as well as bloom time are briefly noted. The uses of each plant are also listed, such as ornamental, farm buffer, caterpillar host, edible, hedgerow, and the like.What I especially enjoyed about this book is the presentation of so much material in a terse, uniform, useful manner. Each plant gets 2 pages and the information occurs in the same place and format for every plant. Graphics are frequently used to tell the plants’ stories. The table of contents is direct and no-nonsense. The size of this book is also handy, 6”x 8” and 230 pages. It is handy to carry around when doing plant walks. And to use in adding essential plants for pollinators, using no pesticides, and no maintenance in your own green space.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2019
The Xerces Society is a non-profit scientific conservation organization focused on habitat and species conservation and restoration, protecting pollinators, contributing to watershed health, and reducing harm to invertebrates from pesticide use. The book was published to ensure that the flowers necessary to pollinators, especially native wildflowers, are provided in sufficient amount, whether it be in our gardens or throughout our communities. The book is divided into five sections: native wildflowers; native trees and shrubs; introduced trees and shrubs; introduced herbs and ornamentals; and native and nonnative pasture plants. The sections are not meant to be comprehensive. Rather each offers some ‘favorites’ from the authors as an introduction to using plants to support pollinators.
The sections are clearly presented following a set pattern of data presentation. Beautiful close-up photographs accompany each plant described. The authors present a brief overview of plants and pollinators and the rationale for their importance in the world. You will find the common and Latin name for each plant, where in the U.S. it can be grown, and the specific pollinators it attracts, i.e., honey bee, common bee, butterfly, and moth. The essential conditions for growth as well as bloom time are briefly noted. The uses of each plant are also listed, such as ornamental, farm buffer, caterpillar host, edible, hedgerow, and the like.
What I especially enjoyed about this book is the presentation of so much material in a terse, uniform, useful manner. Each plant gets 2 pages and the information occurs in the same place and format for every plant. Graphics are frequently used to tell the plants’ stories. The table of contents is direct and no-nonsense. The size of this book is also handy, 6”x 8” and 230 pages. It is handy to carry around when doing plant walks. And to use in adding essential plants for pollinators, using no pesticides, and no maintenance in your own green space.
The sections are clearly presented following a set pattern of data presentation. Beautiful close-up photographs accompany each plant described. The authors present a brief overview of plants and pollinators and the rationale for their importance in the world. You will find the common and Latin name for each plant, where in the U.S. it can be grown, and the specific pollinators it attracts, i.e., honey bee, common bee, butterfly, and moth. The essential conditions for growth as well as bloom time are briefly noted. The uses of each plant are also listed, such as ornamental, farm buffer, caterpillar host, edible, hedgerow, and the like.
What I especially enjoyed about this book is the presentation of so much material in a terse, uniform, useful manner. Each plant gets 2 pages and the information occurs in the same place and format for every plant. Graphics are frequently used to tell the plants’ stories. The table of contents is direct and no-nonsense. The size of this book is also handy, 6”x 8” and 230 pages. It is handy to carry around when doing plant walks. And to use in adding essential plants for pollinators, using no pesticides, and no maintenance in your own green space.
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