Awards
- Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Home/Garden) 2011
Overview
Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds provides information that readers can use to turn their yards and gardens into a mecca for birds. The book details the habits and tendencies of many popular North American birds and shows the plants and trees that attract specific species. Readers will find a combination of photography and beautifully rendered color illustrations depicting each type of bird.
Full Product Details
Author: Rachael Lanicci
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint: Fox Chapel Publishing
Edition: Green ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.10cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 26.70cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9781580114356
ISBN 10: 1580114350
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 December 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
To add living beauty to an ordinary landscape, author Rachael Lanicci urges readers to attract birds to their gardens by proving for their basic needs of food, water, and shelter. By supplying these requirements in density and variety, a gardener can develop a sitethat will attract an abundance of avian friends. In this heavily and colorfully illustrated text, the author presents guidelines for selecting birdhouses, feeders, and water accessories before a brief section on the best plantings that will attract wildlife. The remainder of the book containsa directory of favorite backyard birds and features tips on attracting these favored creatures to the home grounds.<i>Marilyn K Alaimo</i><i> Chicago BotanicGarden</i><i>March 19, 2010</i>
To add living beauty to an ordinary landscape, author Rachael Lanicci urges readers to attract birds to their gardens by proving for their basic needs of food, water, and shelter. By supplying these requirements in density and variety, a gardener can develop a sitethat will attract an abundance of avian friends. In this heavily and colorfully illustrated text, the author presents guidelines for selecting birdhouses, feeders, and water accessories before a brief section on the best plantings that will attract wildlife. The remainder of the book containsa directory of favorite backyard birds and features tips on attracting these favored creatures to the home grounds. Marilyn K Alaimo Chicago BotanicGarden March 19, 2010
To add living beauty to an ordinary landscape, author Rachael Lanicci urges readers to attract birds to their gardens by proving for their basic needs of food, water, and shelter. By supplying these requirements in density and variety, a gardener can develop a sitethat will attract an abundance of avian friends. In this heavily and colorfully illustrated text, the author presents guidelines for selecting birdhouses, feeders, and water accessories before a brief section on the best plantings that will attract wildlife. The remainder of the book containsa directory of favorite backyard birds and features tips on attracting these favored creatures to the home grounds.Marilyn K Alaimo Chicago BotanicGardenMarch 19, 2010
Author Information
Freelance writer and editor Rachael Lanicci has long been an avid birder. She and her husband, Herb, live in New Rochelle, NY. Besides birding, she also enjoys tending their Japanese rock garden, hiking and camping, and simply enjoying the great outdoors. She is also the compiling editor of The Wisdom of Meerkats and The Wisdom of Wolves.
