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"Lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. With each turned page, more visitors appear, and all the while the "surprise"a chrysalischanges unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden's well-tended borders. Back-of-book notes about the natural histories of the garden's denizens complete this lovely and lively portrait of backyard nature, which is also a gentle meditation...

Many urban yards are essentially unproductive patches of grass, requiring constant attention for no return. Through sustainable, organic landscaping, these small or large plots of land can become part of the solution to today's environmental challenges. Eco-yards supports the vision of a healthy, abundant planet in which beautiful, richly varied urban yards contribute to restoring the natural ecosystem. This inspiring and practical, well-illustrated...

A gardener upsets the natural balance in his garden by using poison and learns the value of another method of controlling pests.

Text and photos present life among the animals and plants in a vegetable garden. Also gives instructions for starting your own vegetable garden indoors.

Describes the various kinds of microbes found in a healthy garden, whether helpful or harmful.

How do worms help the sunflowers in the backyard obtain water? Who will become dinner for the family of robins that lives in the old apple tree? Which backyard residents will visit the sunflowers and help them produce seeds? And what tiny creatures will feed on the apple tree's leaves once they fall to the ground in autumn? Readers will discover how living things depend on each other and their environment for survival. Packed with facts, core-curriculum...