Bringing Nature Home

Want to transform your backyard into a vibrant wildlife sanctuary? Discover the single most effective way to attract beautiful birds, butterflies, and other fascinating creatures right to your doorstep, simply by making smarter choices at the garden center. You have the power to reverse habitat loss. Learn why native plants are the key to a healthy ecosystem and which specific species are best for your local area. This summary reveals the crucial link between native plants, insects, and the entire food web, providing you with a practical, step-by-step guide to creating a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that truly brings nature home.

Douglas W. Tallamy is a renowned entomologist and wildlife ecologist at the University of Delaware, where he has taught for over four decades. His groundbreaking research into the intricate relationships between insects and native plants revealed how critical these connections are for sustaining our ecosystems. This realization transformed his own suburban property into a living laboratory, inspiring a national movement to restore biodiversity one garden at a time and providing the scientific foundation for his revolutionary book, Bringing Nature Home.