Sources of Butterfly and Hummingbird

Gardening Information

Compiled by Gary A. Dunn, M.S., F.R.E.S., Director of Education

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

Ajilvsgi, Geyata. 1990. Butterfly Gardening for the South. Cultivating Plants that Attract Butterflies. Taylor Publ. Dallas, TX.

Anonymous. 1989. Why Not Plant a Butterfly Garden. Newsletter of the Michigan Entomological Society, 34(3/4):7-8.

Brewer, Jo. 1976. Creating a Refuge for Butterflies - call it Eden. Butterfly Gardening Self Help Sheet. Xerces Society. Portland, OR.

Brewer, Jo. 1979. Bringing Butterflies to the Garden. Horticulture, 57:50-9.

Collman, Sharon J. 1983. The Butterfly's World. Notes of a Butterfly Gardener. Univ. Washington Arboretum Bulletin, Summer 1983, 46(:2).

Cowick, K. Mark. 1994. Butterfly Garden. Falcon Magazine, March/April 1994.

Dennis, J.W. 1985. The Wildlife Gardener. Alfred A. Knopf. New York, NY.

Dunbar, David. (date unk.) Saving Butterflies. A Practical Guide to the Conservation of Butterflies. Butterfly Conservation Sales, P.O. Box 216, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1DD, England.

Ernst, Ruth Shaw. 1987. The Naturalist's Garden. Rodale Press. Emmaus, PA.

Ford, R.L.E. 1973. Studying Insects. A Practical Guide. F. Warne and Co., New York.

Glassberg, Jeffrey. 1995. Enjoying Butterflies More. Bird Watcher's Digest. Marietta, OH.

Godfrey, Michael. 1993. Attracting Butterflies to Your Backyard. (VHS video). Nature Science Network. Carrboro, NC.

Habeck, D. 1984. Attracting Insects for Backyard Entomology. Florida Entomologist, 68:117-120.

Hawks, Kim. 1993. Gardens for Butterflies. Division of Conservation Education, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (512 N. Salisbury St.). Raleigh, NC.

Henderson, Carroll. 1987. Landscaping for Wildlife. Minnesota DNR Non-game Wildlife Program. Minneapolis, MN.

Huegel, Craig. 1992. Butterfly Gardening with Florida's Native Plants. Florida Native Plant Society, Orlando, FL.

Jimerson, Douglas A. 1987. Welcome Butterflies. Plantings to Transform Your Yard into a Butterfly Paradise. Better Homes & Gardens, March 1987.

Jimerson, Douglas A. 1993. Butterfly Gardening. Better Homes & Gardens, May 1993.

Lewis, Alcinda. 1995. Butterfly Gardens. Luring Nature's Loveliest Pollinators to Your Yard. Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Brooklyn, NY.

Nelson, Pamela. 1992. Gardens for Butterflies. Michigan Natural Resources Magazine, March/April 1992.

Newman, Hugh L. 1967. Create a Butterfly Garden. World's Work, Ltd., Tadworth, UK.

Newsom-Brighton, Maryanne. 1982. Butterflies Are Free. National Wildlife, 20:26-34

Newsom-Brighton, Maryanne 1983. A Garden of Butterflies. Organic Gardening, 30(1):46-48.

Opler, Paul A. and Whitney S. Cranshaw. 1986. Attracting Butterflies to Eastern Colorado Yard and Garden. Service in Action Bull. No. 5.504. Colorado State University. Fort Collins, CO.

Ortho Books. 1991. How to Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies. Ortho Books, Berkeley, CA.

Pleasant, Barbara. 1994. The Gardener's Bug Book. Earth-safe Insect Control. Storey Communications. Pownal, VT.

Potter-Springer, Wendy. 1990. Grow a Butterfly Garden. Garden Way Publ., Pownal, VT.

Purdy, Patricia and Jeffrey M. Curtis. 1985. A Planting Guide for Virginia Nectar-seekers. Wildlife Education, VA Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries.

Pyle, Robert M. 1992. Handbook for Butterfly Watchers. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Rothschild, Mirriam and Clive Farrell. 1983. The Butterfly Gardener. M. Joseph Ltd., UK.

Schultz, Warren. 1994. Natural Insect Control. The Ecological Gardener's Guide to Foiling Pests. Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Brooklyn, NY.

Tekulsky, Matthew. 1985. The Butterfly Garden. Harvard Common Press. Cambridge, MA.

Tylka, David. 1987. Butterfly Gardening and Conservation. Urban Wildlife Series, Pamphlet No. 2, Missouri Department of Conservation. Jefferson City, MO.

Schneck, Marcus. 1990. Butterflies. How to Identify and Attract Them to Your Garden. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA.

Schneck, Marcus. 1994. Creating a Butterfly Garden. Simon & Schuster, New York.

Sedenko, Jerry. 1991. The Butterfly Garden. Creating Gardens to Attract Beautiful Butterflies. Random House, New York, NY.

Snyder, Rachel. 1989. Butterfly Gardens Are Soaring. Flower & Garden, Apr. 1989

Stokes, Donald, Lillian Stokes and Ernest Williams. 1991. The Butterfly Book. An Easy Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior. Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA.

Stokes, Donald and Lillian. 1989. The Hummingbird Book. The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds. Little, Brown & Co., Boston.

Williamson, Meg. 1992. A House Full of Wings. Horticulture, 71(6):20-26.

Xerces Society and Smithsonian Institution. 1990. Butterfly Gardening. Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden. Sierra Club Books. San Francisco, CA.

VIDEO TAPES

Attracting Butterflies to Your Backyard.  Nature Sciences Network.  Carrboro, NC.

Audubon Society's Butterfly Gardening.  National Audubon Society.  New York.

Beginner's Video Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Nature Science Network. Carrboro, NC.  1995.

Beginner's Video Guide to Western Butterflies.  Nature Science Network.  Carrboro, NC.

More information on butterfly gardening is available in the Garden Gazebo. If you have questions about butterflies, butterfly gardening, butterfly gardening books and supplies, or educational materials on butterflies and other insects feel free to contact the Young Entomologists' Society by email: (YESbugs@aol.com).

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