This companion book to 'Natural by Design' concentrates, on over two hundred plants, individually photographed and profiled. The key to any successful garden is: knowing the plants; the conditions that nurture them; and the care that must be taken in their propagation, cultivation, transplanting, and pruning. Knowing the native and adaptive plants of the region and how best to use them in the landscape, will enable the gardener to create gardens of self-sustaining beauty.
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This companion book to Natural by Design concentrates on more than two hundred plants, individually photographed and profiled. The key to any successful garden is knowing the plants, the conditions that nurture them, and the care that must be taken in their propagation, cultivation, transplanting, and pruning. Knowing the native and adaptive plants of the region and how best to use them in the landscape will enable the gardener to create gardens of self-sustaining beauty.
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A Must for Native Gardeners in New Mexico,
By toni beatty (Bernalillo, NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Plants for Natural Gardens: Southwestern Native & Adaptive Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers & Grasses (Paperback)
Judith Phillips books are a godsend to those of us who garden in the high desert. She understands our highly varied zones and which plants thrive in each area. The illustrations and codes are very helpful. I am a public librarian and have bought many copies of her three books for our library and to use at home. Rather than hitting your head against the wall and wasting precious water trying to make something grow that does not belong in your area, Judith helps you create a great garden that will thrive and be relatively low maintenance. Her suggestions on plant combinations are particularly useful. The only criticism I have is one that happened at the printers: the pages in the back of Plants for Native Gardens which lists a chart of adaptive plants are not numbered. I highly recommend all three of Phillips' fine books.
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A must have for desert gardeners,
By Natashaet "Nat" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plants for Natural Gardens: Southwestern Native & Adaptive Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers & Grasses (Paperback)
Living in Las Vegas, my water concious conversion from grassto drought tolerant plants and landscape had to be well thought out. It also had to be an efficient, long lasting, and effective action. This book helped in all of those areas.
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green joint fir, threadleaf sage, sun anv, dwarf chamisa, deep monthly watering, fern verbena, narrowleaf penstemon, broom dalea, bigleaf sage, scarlet mint, monthly deep watering, multitrunk form, purple groundcherry, dune broom, giant sacaton, purple threeawn, deep woody taproots, desert zinnia, chaffy seeds, deep watered, western cane, perky sue, desert penstemon, deep woody roots, cold hardy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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green joint fir, threadleaf sage, sun anv, dwarf chamisa, deep monthly watering, fern verbena, narrowleaf penstemon, broom dalea, bigleaf sage, scarlet mint, monthly deep watering, multitrunk form, purple groundcherry, dune broom, giant sacaton, purple threeawn, deep woody taproots, desert zinnia, chaffy seeds, deep watered, western cane, perky sue, desert penstemon, deep woody roots, cold hardy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rocky Mountain, New Mexico, Great Basin, Organ Mountain, Great Plains, South Dakota, Bush Penstemon, Showy Goldeneye, Pitcher Sage, Scarlet Globemallow, Scarlet Bugler, Prairie Sage, Golden Currant, Habitat Gardens Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference by Janet Marinelli on page 296
- New Mexico Gardener's Guide by Judith Phillips in Back Matter
- Penstemons by Robert Nold on page 282
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