The Brooklyn Botanic Garden 21st Century Gardening Series

Whole Earth,  Spring, 2001  

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The Brooklyn Botanic Garden 21st Century Gardening Series Janet Marinelli, series ed. (Four volumes/yr.). Included free with membership ($35/yr.) in Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 (718) 622-4433, www.bbg.org

Going Native Biodiversity in Our Own Backyards Janet Marinelli, ed. 1996; 111 pp. $7.95

Butterfly Gardens Luring Nature's Loveliest Pollinators to Your Yard Alcinda Lewis, ed. 1996; 111 pp. $7.95

Bird Gardens Welcoming Wild Birds to Your Yard Stephen W. Kress. ed.1998; 111 pp. $9.95

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden turns out four volumes a year (for separate purchase or as a membership premium) of "practical step-by-step tips on creating gorgeous gardens that make ecological sense." Titles include Easy Compost, Tantalizing Tomatoes, The Shady Border, etc., and the three volumes pictured, which are step one for at-home restoration and crafting links. Bird Gardens has a fine list for sources of native plants by bioregion and the specs for building bird houses. Butterfly Gardens tells you where to visit butterfly "zoos." Their biblios are the reading list for Restoration 101.

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