"Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature's Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors...

Complete with garden plans, plant charts, expert tips, related projects, and custom options, a guide to landscaping shows readers how to create their own beautiful, low-maintenance gardens regardless of the size and location.

"Ready for her next challenge, house flipper and YouTube sensation Maggie Nichols arrives in Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, to bring a crumbling eighteen-room Victorian mansion back to life in four months, five tops. At least, that's the idea until she meets tall, charming landscaper Silas Wright. Maggie hates distractions from her mile-long to-do list. Even if the distraction looks really good shirtless. Now not only does she...

This extensively illustrated book presents a new style of gardening that allows the gardener to work with nature to harness an area's natural ability to maintain its own health and stability. The author explains how to transform any size of outdoor space into a natural, living sanctuary that benefits our health, our communities, and the planet. [From back cover]

"An adaptation of Douglas Tallamy's book Nature's Best Hope, but written for a middle school level readership"--