This is a short guide to creating a garden that will attract a diverse range of wildlife - what to plant to lure in birds, butterflies, and other animals. Tufts uses his own garden as an illustration of what to do, and so the book's best directed at readers who live in (I think it's Virginia, in the US) similar environs, with similar species. There's not a lot here that's specifically relevant to someone like me, who lives in New Zealand, for example, but it's still interesting to read about different ecologies and a lot of the broader lessons here are transferable - e.g. making sure there's a range of available seed types to appeal to different species of bird.

I understand the the book's a collection of previously published gardening columns, and it shows. Each section is short, simple, of very similar length, and is essentially geared to interested beginners. There is a bit of repetition, but the main strength of the book is that it's both encouraging and accessibly written... it invites readers to wander around their gardens and have a go. I like that.