The desert Southwest is booming, with western counties consistently leading in population growth over the past decade. Yet while the Southwest has plenty of people and plenty of heat and sunshine, water remains at a premium. From Southern California to West Texas, in Arizona and Nevada and New Mexico, homeowners seek new ways to enjoy a lush environment while conserving precious water resources. Plants for Dry Climates is the only book of its kind to cater to this thirsty audience, with information that comprises both good landscape design and essential cultural information for nearly 450 plants. It gives readers all the information they need to plan a complete landscape that includes both mini-oasis features as well as arid-landscape plantings.This revised edition of Plants for Dry Climates provides complete descriptions of more than 350 plant species in an extensive plant encyclopedia section, with entries including description, situational photo, and requirements: zone, soil, sun, water, temperature, and maintenance.
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"A splendid introduction to desert gardening." -- Sun City News-Sun 03/21/04
"An extensive reference book...a good book to daydream over when planning a desert garden." -- New Mexico Magazine, 8/02
"The first comprehensive plant book devoted to the growing conditions of our region...An essential resource." -- Phoenix Home & Garden March 2004
"An extensive reference book...a good book to daydream over when planning a desert garden." -- New Mexico Magazine, 8/02
"The first comprehensive plant book devoted to the growing conditions of our region...An essential resource." -- Phoenix Home & Garden March 2004
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Mary Rose Duffield is an award-winning landscape architect with an active practice designing landscapes throughout the Southwest. She has been instrumental in the development of the new Southwest regional style in landscape design, which emphasizes native plants. Warren Jones is a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. A retired professor of landscape architecture at the University of Arizona, he now serves on the advisory board of the Boyce Thompson Southwest Arboretum in Superior, Arizona. He is the co-author of Landscape Plants for Dry Regions.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderfull plant directory with great color photos,
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This review is from: Plants for Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow, and Enjoy (Paperback)
The plant dictionary is very thorough, and helpful.The color photos are an excellent tool for someone who is unfamiliar with plants for dry regions. Information is easy to find, and to the point.
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outstanding book for xeriscaping,
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The authors start out with the background information regarding the environment and basic
gardening techniques. Then the book provides in-depth information on the suitable plants along with photographs. These detailed descriptions
are very useful and clear. I highly recommend
to anyone who is thinking or just want to know about xeriscaping.
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excellent selection,
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This review is from: Plants For Dry Climates: How To Select, Grow, And Enjoy, Revised Edition (Paperback)
I borrowed 3 books related to xeriscaping from the library. This was an absolute find, well-organized, full color pictures, with water, soil and sun requirements listed. I chose it as my one MUST have book.
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Growing plants in a hot, dry, sunny environment is pioneering in a real sense. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
occasional deep irrigation, other notable species, improved garden soil, qualified landscape professional, multitrunk tree, transitional gardens, unclipped screen, garden soil with good drainage, alata hybrid, small patio tree, space definer, transitional plant, silhouette plant, special design features, occasional deep soakings, occasional irrigation, woodsy effect, subtropical effect, low zone, more annual rainfall, county cooperative extension agent, moderate irrigation, handsome silhouette, part shade, woodsy feeling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tropical Sun, Color Soil, United States, Rustic Maintenance, Natural Water, Desert Sun, Woodsy Water, Natural Maintenance, Containers Water, Mediterranean Sun, North Africa, Botanical Common Zone, Canary Island, Color Maintenance, Desert Water, Transitional Maintenance, Woodsy Sun, May April, Some Caesalpinia, Some Juniperus, Some Pyracantha, Some Salvia, South American, June Aug, June June New!
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