Low Water Use Plants: For California And The Southwest [Paperback]

Carol Shuler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2000

A colorful guide to water-thrifty trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, and accent plants.

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About the Author

Carol F. Shuler, L. A. is president of C. F. Shuler, Inc., a landscape architecture firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. She studied architecture, landscape architecture and horticulture at the University of Arizona. Since 1970, she has provided consulting services in Arizona, Nevada and California. During her career, she has resolved diverse design challenges from urban pedestrian malls to riparian habitat mitigation.

Shuler applies the principles of horticulture and ecology in every design for the purpose of achieving climate mitigation, erosion control and improved wildlife habitat. The result, through lowered water and energy use, is a landscape that is friendly to the environment.

Shuler's appreciation of the fragility of the native southwestern environment propels her work. Most of her large-scale projects include salvaging native plants prior to construction for reuse in the landscape. Since 1989, her firm has tagged over 15,000 plants for salvage.

Shuler is a leader in innovative landscape approaches that mesh the expertise of engineers, hydrologists and landscape architects to find environmentallyresponsible solutions to site conditions. Her award-winning work combines ecology, horticulture and the mitigation of natural elements such as climate and flood control, earning her a reputation as a pioneer in her field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (April 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555612717
• ISBN-13: 978-1555612719
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,111,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for desert landscaping libraries!, June 30, 2000

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Laura Simms - See all my reviews

This review is from: Low Water Use Plants: For California And The Southwest (Paperback)

I found out about this book from a class that I took at the Desert Botanical Gardens here in Phoenix. It is a great addition to Judy Mielke's book, Native Plants for Soutwestern Landscapes and Mary Rose Duffield's book, Plants for Dry Climates. Carol Shuler has some great charts toward the back of the book on trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and accent plants. I love the section on horticulture which covers some basic design principles. There are also lots of great pictures throughout and great explanations of many types of plants.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for native plant enthusiasts, August 27, 2004

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L. K. Pickett "lkpickett" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Low Water Use Plants: For California And The Southwest (Paperback)

"Low-Water-Use Plants" is a good book for someone interested in landscaping with drought-tolerant plants. Shuler provides excellent plant descriptions and details on garden uses. I would have gotten great use out of this book when I first became interested in low-water-use gardening after purchasing my first house in California. I have now become primarily interested in native plants, however, and Shuler's book only includes a few these. For budding native plant enthusiasts I would recommennd Marjore G. Schmidt's "Growing native California Plants" and Sally Wasowski's "Native Landscaping from El Paso to L.A."

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for xeriscape design and the plants to use!, January 9, 2011

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Linda McDonald "Landscape Designer" (Temecula, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Low-Water-Use Plants for California & the Southwest (Paperback)

As a professional landscape designer in Southern California, specializing in "low-water/low-maintenance" gardens, I loved this book. Good photos, clear descriptions, written by a knowledgeable person (Carol Shuler, Landscape Architect). This is a book for either the professional OR non-professional who want a fast reference book, with photos and descriptions. I use this to show my clients, makes it fast and easy so that they can see what I am talking about. Only complaint, I wish they had included more variety here, but then it would be a much larger book. Also includes great charts in back of book for reference of shrubs, trees, accent plants and ground covers. I highly recommend this book to those living in the Southwest, especially Southern California.