BOOK REVIEWS
"If you have a backyard, this book is for you."
—Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods
"If you cut down the goldenrod, the wild black cherry, the milkweed and other natives, you eliminate the larvae, and starve the birds. This simple revelation about the food web — and it is an intricate web, not a chain — is the driving force in Bringing Nature Home." —The New York Times
"Provides the rationale behind the use of native plants, a concept that has rapidly been gaining momentum. The text makes a case for native plants and animals in a compelling and complete fashion." —The Washington Post
“Reading this book will give you a new appreciation of the natural world — and how much wild creatures need gardens that mimic the disappearing wild." —The Minneapolis Star Tribune
"An informative and engaging account of the ecological interactions between plants and wildlife, this fascinating handbook explains why exotic plants can hinder and confuse native creatures, from birds and bees to larger fauna." —The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Bringing Nature Home will persuade all of us to take a look at what is in our own yards with an eye to how we, too, can make a difference. It has already changed me." —Traverse City Record-Eagle
"If you've always thought planting natives was simply p.c. — a peripheral option favored by vegetarians and erstwhile hippies — the honeymoon's over. The stakes are the biodiversity of the world." —Ketzel Levine, ketzel.com
"We all know where resistance to natives, reliance on pesticides, and the cult of the lawn still reign supreme: suburban America. And suburban America is where Doug Tallamy aims the passionate arguments for natives and their accompanying wildlife contained in his wonderful book." —GardenRant.com
"An essential guide for anyone interested in increasing biodiversity in the garden." —American Gardener
"Tallamy communicates a hopeful message: It’s not too late to save the ecological community of fauna and the answer is as simple as replacing foreign plants with natives." —Garden Compass
"Easy, thought-provoking, and stimulating to read." —Green Scene
"Fascinating insight that's presented in an engaging manner perfectly tuned for gardeners of every stripe. Worth your while." —Northern Gardener
"Bringing Nature Home is a book every conservationist should read carefully." —Windstar Wildlife Institute Blog
"A book that plant lovers as well as insect lovers can enjoy."
—Wild Foods Forum
"Tallamy explains eloquently how native plant species depend on native wildlife." —San Luis Obispo Tribune
"An eloquently written theory, offering recommendations for conservation to gardeners everywhere." —Buffalo Spree
"Tallamy illustrates well how gardeners have contributed greatly to tipping the environment off balance and how they are equally able to turn the trend." —Statesville Record & Landmark
"People in the gardening world are calling Douglas W. Tallamy's book on native plants the next Silent Spring." —Westchester Journal News
"Delivers an important message for all gardeners: Choosing native plants fortifies birds and other wildlife and protects them from extinction." —Wild Bird
