Suburban Safari
A Year on the Lawn
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Botany, Nature, Plant Life, Plants
| Author: | Hannah Holmes | ISBN: | 9781596918115 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | December 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hannah Holmes |
| ISBN: | 9781596918115 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | December 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Language: | English |
The suburban lawn sprouts a crop of contradictory myths. To some, it's a green oasis; to others, it's eco-purgatory. Science writer Hannah Holmes spent a year appraising the lawn through the eyes of the squirrels, crows, worms, and spiders who think of her backyard as their own. Suburban Safari is a fascinating and often hilarious record of her discoveries: that many animals adore the suburban environment, including bears and cougars venturing in from the woods; how plants, in their struggle for dominance, communicate with their own kind and battle other species; and that ways already exist for us to grow healthier, livelier lawns.
The suburban lawn sprouts a crop of contradictory myths. To some, it's a green oasis; to others, it's eco-purgatory. Science writer Hannah Holmes spent a year appraising the lawn through the eyes of the squirrels, crows, worms, and spiders who think of her backyard as their own. Suburban Safari is a fascinating and often hilarious record of her discoveries: that many animals adore the suburban environment, including bears and cougars venturing in from the woods; how plants, in their struggle for dominance, communicate with their own kind and battle other species; and that ways already exist for us to grow healthier, livelier lawns.
