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Recommended Book List

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Plant Science for Gardeners

Robert Pavlis

Essentials for Growing Better Plants; Author explains how plants grow and function in their environment. The fundamentals of plant biology can move you beyond gardening rules to becoming a thinking gardener who can solve problems and optimize plant health through scientific understanding.
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Pollinators of Native Plants

Heather Holm

Pollinator conservationist and award winning author, Ms. Holm teaches you how to Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
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Rewild Your Garden

Frances Tophill

Learn to create a haven for birds, bees and butterflies
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The Nature of Oaks

Douglas W. Tallamy

This book reveals what is going on in oak trees month by month, highlighting the seasonal cycles of life, death, and renewal. Mr. Tallamy celebrates the wonders that occur right in our own backyards and shares practical advice about how to plant and care for an oak specific for your area.
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Bringing Nature Home

Douglas W. Tallamy

How to sustain wildlife with native plants
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Nature's Best Hope

Douglas W. Tallamy

Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware
Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities.

A new look at conservation that starts in your own backyard
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Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps

Seirian Sumner

Dig deep into the fascinating world of wasps and their essential role in our ecosystem
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Books for Kids

Various Authors

"Everything You Need to Know About Bugs" by Smithsonian "Flight of the Honey Bee" by Raymond Huber "Are You A Bee?" by Judy Allen "The Bee Man" by Laurie Krebs
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