Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Indigenous Authors Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos pungens Common Name Mexican Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

A good choice for small spaces and well-watered areas

rounded growth habit

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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Indigenous Authors Plant Characteristics Family Name EricaceaeNature's Best Hope urges home owners to take environmental action into their own hands, one yard at a time. This homegrown approach sidesteps the shortsightedness of governmental policy, empowering us all to make our planet a better place. 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