Darke ("The American Woodland Garden") and Tallamy ("Bringing Nature Home") have cowritten a fascinating and beautiful book on creating gardens for wildlife. They begin by discussing the layers of a working forest ecosystem, followed by an explanation of the ecological function of gardens. They then apply these principles to the home landscape, showing gardeners how to build a beautiful garden that also provides habitat for wildlife. Heavily illustrated with stunning color photographs, with most of the images taken in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, the book concludes with useful tables listing selected plants (trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous plants, grasses, and ferns) along with their landscape and ecological functions such as cover; nest sites; pollen; nectar; food for birds, mammals, and caterpillars; flowers; fall color; fragrance; and screening. There are separate tables for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Mountain States, and New England regions. Library Journal (05/15/2014)
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