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Butterfly Garden: Turning Your Garden, Window Box, or Backyard into a Beautiful Home for Butterflies
What to plant to attract these delightful creatures, in any region.
- GenresGardeningNonfiction
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
About the author
Mathew Tekulsky
28 books2 followersMathew Tekulsky is an award-winning and best-selling author of novels, screenplays, and nonfiction. His novels include The Chestnut Tree; Saving Annie, a Feathered Quill Book Awards Gold Winner in Adult Fiction and finalist in the American Book Fest Best Book Awards; and Bernie and the Hermit, a finalist in the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. His adapted screenplays have received awards from film festivals including the Paris Film Awards, the London International Film Festival, the Cinema New York City Film Festival, and the Toronto Film Awards. His short stories have appeared in a variety of literary magazines.
In nonfiction, he is the author of books including How to Create a Butterfly Garden, The Art of Hummingbird Gardening, Backyard Bird Photography, Galapagos Birds: A Photographic Voyage, Americana: A Photographic Journey, and Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks. He also wrote “The Birdman of Bel Air,” an online column for National Geographic chronicling his bird experiences through essays and photography. His bird photography has been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
A native of Larchmont, New York, Mathew attended Mamaroneck High School before earning a BA in history with a minor in English from University of Rochester in 1975. During his Junior Year Abroad at the University of Birmingham, he wrote a thesis on Aldous Huxley. In his senior year at Rochester, he studied Southern literature with novelist Jesse Hill Ford. His work often explores memory, history, nature, and the emotional landscape of American life.
In nonfiction, he is the author of books including How to Create a Butterfly Garden, The Art of Hummingbird Gardening, Backyard Bird Photography, Galapagos Birds: A Photographic Voyage, Americana: A Photographic Journey, and Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks. He also wrote “The Birdman of Bel Air,” an online column for National Geographic chronicling his bird experiences through essays and photography. His bird photography has been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
A native of Larchmont, New York, Mathew attended Mamaroneck High School before earning a BA in history with a minor in English from University of Rochester in 1975. During his Junior Year Abroad at the University of Birmingham, he wrote a thesis on Aldous Huxley. In his senior year at Rochester, he studied Southern literature with novelist Jesse Hill Ford. His work often explores memory, history, nature, and the emotional landscape of American life.
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July 19, 2012
Once upon a time I had a dream of building a greenhouse off my classroom. The idea was to grow a plethora of plants for butterflies to live with. The plan was to plant them in soil that our classroom worms would produce. Of course, we would raise our own butterflies to release.
That was the plan. This was a book I purchased to help further it.
It was okay. I learned from it. Not surprising, my plan never came to fruition. :(
That was the plan. This was a book I purchased to help further it.
It was okay. I learned from it. Not surprising, my plan never came to fruition. :(
Displaying 1 of 1 review