The Nature-Friendly East Coast Garden

Name: The Nature-Friendly East Coast Garden
SKU: 6822
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How you can welcome native plants and pollinators to your yard

by Jeffrey C. Domm and Jon Stone

50+ easy ways to make East Coast backyards and gardens nature-friendly— featuring native plants and simple-to-follow, illustrated DIY projects.

In this regional how-to guide, East Coasters will find all the inspiration and information they need to create a garden or yard that features native plants and pollinators. It includes dozens of simple DIY projects and activities that will attract butterflies, birds, bees, wildflowers and other species and help them flourish.

JEFFREY C. DOMM’s detailed illustrations and photographs provide easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and show the beautiful results they yield. This book identifies the best native wildflowers, shrubs and trees to plant. With projects for every season, Jeff Domm offers ways to enhance gardens and yards for every season of the year.

Featuring how to:

Turn a lawn into a thriving wildflower meadow
Make simple homes and feeders for butterflies, hummingbirds, chickadees and more
Grow birdseed to support animals through the winter months
Protect salt- and freshwater shorelines against erosion

This book is for gardening in the Maritime provinces, with the soil conditions, climate and growing season of the Maritimes always in mind.

About the Authors

Jeffrey C. Domm has written and illustrated dozens of books, including the East Coast Backyard Nature Guide, Edible East Coast Mushrooms, East Coast Trees and Shrubs and bird guides for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. He lives in Nova Scotia.

Jon Stone is a journalist and nature communicator. Retired from the Canadian Wildlife Service, this is his first book. He lives in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.