The Gardening Shelf
A Northern Gardner's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators
Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla
Island Press
www.islandpress.org
9781642832990, $32.00
https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Gardeners-Native-Plants-Pollinators/dp/1642= 832995
A Northern Gardner's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators Is a valuable r= esource that no Northern California gardener should be without. Its synthes=
is of gardening basics with its specific approach to identifying and using = beneficial native plants of the northern states creates a series of specifi=
c regional insights on planting, using pollinators, understanding how nativ=
e plants nourish them, and supporting the ecosystem through native plant ch= oices. Lovely color illustrations by Ann Sanderson enhance the growing stra= tegy instructions and opportunities presented in this book, which covers ev= erything from planning a garden to choosing native plants with its pollinat= ors in mind.
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