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Garden Allies: Discover the Many Ways Insects, Birds, and Other Animals Keep Your Garden Beautiful and Thriving

Discover the ecology of your garden with this guide to the little ways that the natural world helps you in the struggle to grow beautiful veggies. For all the challenges Mother Nature throws your way, from weeds to pests, to raccoons and deer, she also sends along a number of helpers you wouldn't even know were there. Insects pollinate the flowers that allow plants to grow fruit and vegetables and birds scoop up the pests that might be chewing holes in your lettuce or making photosynthesis more difficult for your other plants. In this unique book with an innovative approach to gardening, follow along with author Frédérique Lavoipierre as she teaches you how to encourage the right kind of symbiotic relationship between the fauna in your backyard and your garden. By making friends with the right birds and insects, you can help your garden along without even touching a spade or pulling a weed. 

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