Garden Butterflies of North America

Number of page: 160
Author: Rick Mikula
Publisher: Willow Creek Press
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Category: Gardening

The successful Garden Butterflies of North America is now available in a softcover edition, making the vivid color portfolio of 40 of North America's most treasured and colorful garden butterfly varieties more affordable.Each of the individual butterflies is beautifully photographed in large-format, four-color images that are accompanied by natural history vignettes of the species and information on how to attract them.Illustrated instructions on how to design and manage gardens and backyards to attract butterflies comprises the remainder of the text.Numerous charts and plans for all types of gardens, from a container garden to a full-sized formal garden, specific details on plants that attract butterflies, how-to diagrams for building a butterfly hibernating box, and water sources such as ponds, fountains, mud baths, and waterless ponds are also included.

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About The Author

Rick Mikula is known as the grandfather of butterfly farming. He owns the Hole-in-Hand Butterfly Farm and serves as Habitat Consultant for numerous museums, zoos, aviaries, universities, and parks, such as Dolly Parton's Butterfly Emporium at Dollywood and the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House. He gives hundreds of lectures and workshops every year, and his work has been featured in newspapers, in magazines, and on television and radio programs around the world. Mikula lives in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.