Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden, The: A Seasonal Guide to Bloom, Height, Color, and Texture [Spiral-bound]

Kirti Mathura (Author), Jennie Rambo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2007

The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden

A Seasonal Guide to Bloom, Height, Color, and Texture <.p>

Kirti Mathura

Illustrated by Jennie Rambo

The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden serves as the perfect guide to designing, planning, and caring for a garden in this complex climate. This book features easy-to-use tri-cut flip pages that make it a snap to compare plants and visualize how colors will blend in the garden, as well as to compare growing season, height at bloom stage, propagation method, and sunlight requirements for hundreds of low-water plants.

Includes:

Temperature variations of the region.

USDA Hardiness Zone Maps.

Fertilization, sun exposure, plant maintenance, and soil information.

Information for choosing plant shape, color, contrast, texture, and seasonal interest to achieve an overall desired look.

Information on low-water and water-conserving gardening (Xeriscaping).

A complete resource section.

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From the Back Cover

The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden features easy-to-use tri-cut flip pages that make it a snap to compare height, color, and growing season of hundreds of low desert plants. At-a-glance symbols indicate water requirements, along with whether the plants attract birds, butterflies, or caterpillars.

The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden includes:

Temperature variations of the region

USDA Hardiness Zone Map

Fertilization, sun exposure, plant maintenance, and soil information

Information for choosing plant shape, color, contrast, texture, and seasonal interest

Information on water-conserving gardening (xeriscaping)

A complete resource section

Kirti Mathura has a BA in botany and environmental biology from the University of Montana. She has worked at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, in different capacities since 1994; currently, she serves as curator of the garden's shrub collection and horticulturist of the herb and vegetable gardens. Mathura is a member of the Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society, the Arizona Native Plant Society, the Arizona Herb Association (past president and past board member), and the Herb Society of America. She is an active Master Gardener

About the Author

Kirti Mathura is the curator of the shrub collection and the horticulturist responsible for the herb and vegetable gardens at the Desert Botanical Garden. She has been featured on HGTV's "Gardening by the Yard," as well as in publications including the Arizona Republic.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 144 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (February 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586858963
• ISBN-13: 978-1586858964
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, thorough guide, but flip pages are hard to deal with, May 9, 2007

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This review is from: Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden, The: A Seasonal Guide to Bloom, Height, Color, and Texture (Spiral-bound)

Everything you need to know to successfully grow desert flowers, with hundreds featured. Maybe it's me, but the small, separated flip pages featuring each flower are really hard to maneuver. I've yet to figure out why this page style was chosen. Has beautiful illustrations. A must-have book for any Arizona low desert gardener.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Put to good use, February 16, 2009

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This review is from: Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden, The: A Seasonal Guide to Bloom, Height, Color, and Texture (Spiral-bound)

The book came on time as indicated. I am taking a Master Gardner's class and recently used the book at a Design Charrette. Fun to use.