Garden Allies: The Insects, Birds, and Other Animals That Keep Your Garden Beautiful and Thriving
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- Create Date：2021-10-06 06:19:13
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Frédérique Lavoipierre
- ISBN：1643260081
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Summary
The birds， mammals， reptiles， and insects that inhabit our yards and gardens are overwhelmingly on our side—they are not our enemies， but instead our allies。 They pollinate our flowers and vegetable crops， and they keep pests in check。
In Garden Allies， Frédérique Lavoipierre shares fascinating portraits of these creatures， describing their life cycles and showing how they keep the garden’s ecology in balance。 Also included is helpful information on how to nurture and welcome these valuable creatures into your garden。 With beautiful pen-and-ink drawings by Craig Latker， Garden Allies invites you to make friends with the creatures that fill your garden—the reward is a renewed sense of nature’s beauty and a garden humming with life。
In Garden Allies， Frédérique Lavoipierre shares fascinating portraits of these creatures， describing their life cycles and showing how they keep the garden’s ecology in balance。 Also included is helpful information on how to nurture and welcome these valuable creatures into your garden。 With beautiful pen-and-ink drawings by Craig Latker， Garden Allies invites you to make friends with the creatures that fill your garden—the reward is a renewed sense of nature’s beauty and a garden humming with life。
Reviews
Marna
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It may come as a surprise to many （spoiler alert）， but it turns out they're ALL allies。 Ms Lavoipierre knows （and loves） her insects， birds， and other animals！ I kinda wish I had sprung for the physical book （instead of the Kindle edition） so I could flip around in the pages and use it for reference。 It may come as a surprise to many （spoiler alert）， but it turns out they're ALL allies。 Ms Lavoipierre knows （and loves） her insects， birds， and other animals！ I kinda wish I had sprung for the physical book （instead of the Kindle edition） so I could flip around in the pages and use it for reference。 。。。more
Brenda
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From the gorgeous cover to the remarkable information and illustrations to the glossary， Garden Allies is a glorious book for gardeners of all abilities and non-gardeners alike who simply enjoy reading about it。 It is bursting with details on biodiversity and how to attract pollinators and beneficial critters to your garden。 Rather than immediately reaching for the pesticides， take a breath and remember that most garden predators have predators。 Balance is necessary。 Living things are symbiotic。 From the gorgeous cover to the remarkable information and illustrations to the glossary， Garden Allies is a glorious book for gardeners of all abilities and non-gardeners alike who simply enjoy reading about it。 It is bursting with details on biodiversity and how to attract pollinators and beneficial critters to your garden。 Rather than immediately reaching for the pesticides， take a breath and remember that most garden predators have predators。 Balance is necessary。 Living things are symbiotic。 When you kill "pests" you also kill beneficials。 As the author says， make enemies your allies！ I love that。The author draws on her wealth of knowledge to discuss biological control， her case against pesticides unless absolutely necessary， fertile soil， mycorrhizal funi， pollinators， observing insects/birds/amphibians/reptiles and creating a happy oasis for yourself and nature。 She reminds us that the world needs insects， especially herbivores， which are essential to life。 And where would we be without flowers which form fruit？ Each section contains useful information on distribution， appearance， popular names and so on。 My favourite sections are those about various bees and the benefits of honey （one of my favourites is lip balm！）， differences between moths and butterflies， parasitoids， shellac origin， snails and the Lyme disease bacterium killer。My sincere thank you to Timber Press and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this incredible book！ I enjoyed learning more and re-visiting topics I hadn't thought of for ages。 。。。more
A Home Library
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Oh my！ I loved this book！ The cover is so appealing。。。 it drew my attention immediately and I thought this would be a modern， unique and interesting book about the often misunderstood creatures in the outdoors！ I was right。 It is an excellent collection of information that is accessible and enjoyable for a range of readers。 One does not need a strong interest in nature to gain something from the read。 It is however necessary to want to read about facts and science。 A good read all together。
Debbie
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"Garden Allies" talks about the different types of insects and animals that you might find in a garden。 It's not really a practical， how-to gardening guide since the focus wasn't really on the garden but on the animals that you might find there （and elsewhere）。 The author talked about various categories of animals and wrote a few pages about each category （like worms， bees， wasps， flies， etc。）。 It covered things like nesting habits， what they eat， social behavior， and why gardeners might appreci "Garden Allies" talks about the different types of insects and animals that you might find in a garden。 It's not really a practical， how-to gardening guide since the focus wasn't really on the garden but on the animals that you might find there （and elsewhere）。 The author talked about various categories of animals and wrote a few pages about each category （like worms， bees， wasps， flies， etc。）。 It covered things like nesting habits， what they eat， social behavior， and why gardeners might appreciate having them in the garden。 Each section ended with profile-type information: their official names， what they look like， etc。 Black and white drawings of the mentioned critters were sometimes included， but I didn't find them particularly helpful in terms of insect identification。 Overall， I'd recommend this book to those interested in learning more about garden animals。I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Garden Allies is a beautifully written and illustrated holistic guide to the things which help maintain garden health and build soil， capably written and curated by Frédérique Lavoipierre。 Due out 28th Sept 2021 from Workman on their Timber Press imprint， it's 320 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 This is such a peaceful and interesting book and quite inspiring。 It's clearly and simply written by someone who knows what sh Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Garden Allies is a beautifully written and illustrated holistic guide to the things which help maintain garden health and build soil， capably written and curated by Frédérique Lavoipierre。 Due out 28th Sept 2021 from Workman on their Timber Press imprint， it's 320 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 This is such a peaceful and interesting book and quite inspiring。 It's clearly and simply written by someone who knows what she's talking about and as a keen （and experienced） gardener， I learned more than I expected。 The essays are grouped thematically into chapters: life beneath our feet （microbes， earthworms， micro-/macro-arthropods） fungi， winged insects， predators & parasites， beetles， common garden insects， ground insects & pathogens/galls， and birds & other vertebrates。 The essays are full of interesting details of the appearance and characteristics of the subjects as well as how they interact with other species。 The descriptions include appearance， common and scientific names， and garden roles they perform for us。Although there's no photography in the volume， the illustrations by Craig Latker are beautifully wrought and enhance the text perfectly。 Different organisms are easy to identify and the pointillist （dot sketched） drawings are really quite detailed。Five stars。 This would make a super choice for public library acquisition， gardening groups， home gardeners， and winter nonfiction reading。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Desiree M
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Garden Allies is a good little book about identifying friends of the garden。 This book handily describes different bugs and wildlife， what their benefits are， and if they transition from pest to partner， or back again。 It's also illustrated， and was a good distraction from my war against the invasive spotted lanternfly。 Garden Allies is a good little book about identifying friends of the garden。 This book handily describes different bugs and wildlife， what their benefits are， and if they transition from pest to partner， or back again。 It's also illustrated， and was a good distraction from my war against the invasive spotted lanternfly。 。。。more
Alicia Bayer
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This is an extremely thorough book about all manner of creatures that benefit your garden。 Some may surprise you， as even moths， ants and slugs are presented as having some benefits in the garden （though there are ways given to control them as well）。 At over 300 pages， it's in depth and informative。 Black and white illustrations depict each type of species， with blue highlights in the interior to add visual interest。 It's rather text-heavy and science-heavy， which can be a good thing or a bad de This is an extremely thorough book about all manner of creatures that benefit your garden。 Some may surprise you， as even moths， ants and slugs are presented as having some benefits in the garden （though there are ways given to control them as well）。 At over 300 pages， it's in depth and informative。 Black and white illustrations depict each type of species， with blue highlights in the interior to add visual interest。 It's rather text-heavy and science-heavy， which can be a good thing or a bad depending on how much information you want and how much you just want the facts。 All in all， it's an excellent primer。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Brenda
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What a fantastic book！ This is a great companion book for any level of gardener。。。 novice to experienced and any level of reader！ It's easy to understand description of the insects， birds and other animals that you may find in your garden。。。 the ones that you want to have in your garden！ Your gardening allies！The chapters are laid out so you can easily reference specifically to the kind of creature you're looking up。 There's very helpful glossary included in the back to help you find the definit What a fantastic book！ This is a great companion book for any level of gardener。。。 novice to experienced and any level of reader！ It's easy to understand description of the insects， birds and other animals that you may find in your garden。。。 the ones that you want to have in your garden！ Your gardening allies！The chapters are laid out so you can easily reference specifically to the kind of creature you're looking up。 There's very helpful glossary included in the back to help you find the definitions you may need。 You can even find a "recommended resources" section if you would like additional information。 And， of course， an index to help find everything from within the pages。 I rounded up to 5 stars but feel it is a 4。5 star book。 The only thing that I wish that was included is actual pictures instead of drawings。 That would make this a solid 5 star book。 I do recommend this one to any gardener！ Thanks very much to Timber Press and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to review this great book！ 。。。more
Emma Fitzgerald
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