Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Other Winged Wonders to Your Backyard

This is a beautiful book which can enjoyed on many levels. It reads like both a how to book as well as a tale of a gardener transforming spaces into gardens that attract birds and butterflies. The photographs are so wonderful you could spend hours without touching that spade. I was so inspired, and you probably will be as well, I was correcting how I had pruned large plantings and trees to invite more creatures. In the first season we were rewarded with two bird nests. The book is also a good reference with guidance and information about what plantings to consider in your region and with your soil. There are also many suggestions for container gardens. Our trips to the garden store were better informed and more rewarding. In the final chapters is a bird, butterfly, moth and dragonfly guide to help identify your new visitors. If only they would stay put long enough to get the book out.

Author Kris Wetherbee and Husband/Photographer Rick Wetherbee have combined the very best in subject, talent and creativity to develop a "must read" on nurturing nature in our back yards that is sure to be a best seller. Informative and entertaining to both novice and master gardener alike, Kris' simple yet thorough "three year plan" for attracting and keeping specific "Winged Wonders" in the garden, is genius. Likewise Rick's spectacular photography abundantly displayed, exemplifies the breathtaking beauty of various "creatures of flight" and the many simple and natural ways they can be nurtured, enhanced and enjoyed year round. Kris and Rick Wetherbee have combined powerful talents to create an essential guide and referential "must have" for all who love nature.

Kris and Rick Weatherbee have combined their talents to produce a colorful book of practical plans and ideas to incorporate winged wonders into your own yard. The book invites the reader into many gardens where it is soon evident that naturescaping can be possible for anyone. The practical plans allow the reader to easily construct projects that will attract winged wonders. The surprise insets offer interesting facts about nature's flighty friends. The Wildlife Profiles at the end of the book give necessary information to identify the winged population your new garden attracts. Suggestions are made for tree, shrub, perennial, and annual plantings to create that special naturescape plan. To sum it up, this essential gardening book is a combination of colorful landscape examples, how-to-building projects, and researched information about butterflies, birds, plants, and much more.

Author Kris Wetherbee and photographer Rick Wetherbee have created a beautiful and lavish book that not only reflects their love of nature, but encourages each reader to become more aware of their surroundings. It's the kind of book that you can continually pick up and learn from and be amazed at. Even for a citybilly like me, there are tons of usable ideas that can help you transform your backyard, balcony, porch or surrounding areas into havens where you can relax and de-stress as you enjoy the winged wonders. Perfect Gift for Father's Day or anytime!

What a fantastic book. Everyone who reads it will be inspired to create a garden habitat for things with wings. The book is very enjoyble to read with lots of personal stories that illustrate the author knows what she is talking about! The concise, but friendly, organization of the information and the beautiful photos make this book an outstanding "how to" resource, as well. A "must have" book for every gardeners and for every bird and butterfly enthusiast.