Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.

This book is basically a ‘how to’ book for establishing your yard as a welcoming site for birds, butterflies, bees, and small mammals. It focuses on native plants, trees and shrubs, the use of water,
and creating natural areas in your landscaping. If you successfully establish your yard as a certified wildlife habitat you can get a sign and place it in your landscape to identify yourself as such.
Even if you are not interested in establishing your yard as a certified wildlife habitat, you can still glean
information from this book.to improve your own garden.

Overall a useful reference book on ways to make your backyard more attractive to wildlife. I liked the basics, including placing a bird bath top on the ground to give animals a place to drink, for example skunks (not like I especially want one in my yard). At times though I felt like too much information at once, making it harder to separate and go specifically to a topic I want. Minor though, and overall still would highly recommend this book.

This book is full of information and helpful tips on how to make your yard a haven for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. I learned so much from it. Thank you Fox Chapel Publishing via NetGalley for the free copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book gives a great overview for someone who wants to create a backyard that is wildlife-friendly. I am just starting to learn about native plants and how to attract birds and pollinators, so found this to be a great resource. I love the lists included for native and non-native invasive plants, and was surprised to learn that many of the plants on the "bad" list were ones I frequently see.

I loved the idea of being able to write in the book and keep your thoughts in order when you're trying to create the perfect outdoor garden space.

I received this arc from NetGalley for an honest review. This is an excellent book on how to attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife to your garden. There's a ton of information and easy to use steps to do this.

An informative and inspirational guide on how to turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for birds, animals, insects, etc. While it's a bit of a battle for me to *want* them in my garden, since I grow a lot of my own produce and often find myself fighting the birds, squirrels and rabbits for my hard-earned bounty, I do understand the need for restoring habitat, so I plan to implement some of the ideas here (especially the ones for pollinators/beneficial insects). I liked the project ideas/how-tos sprinkled throughout the book as well.

As someone new to gardening but very interested in learning as much as I can, I really enjoyed this book. It was broken down into easily digestible categories that transition well. It is a good introduction to how you can turn you yard into a mini ecosystem, sustaining plant and animal life. I learned a lot and took a few breaks between chapters to do my own research. I like how it talked about a variety of wildlife on your property, how to host them, and their individual benefits. It can be applied to most of North America, though you will need to do more research to find specifics for your region.
I would have maybe put the section on invasive cover plants after the native cover plants, as I believe the rest of the sections go in that order, and would make for consistent reading. that was the only part that stood out as a weird transition. The checklist is a nice touch.

A good book for anyone looking to create an outdoor space that is enjoyable for both humans and nonhumans alike. Helpful as a learning tool whether starting a new garden or want to improve on what you already have. And it’s easy to follow and understand especially with the glossary at the back of the book and places to make note of what your ultimate goal is. Best part is you do not need a degree in horticulture to create a beautiful habitat for birds, butterflies, and more.
I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.