Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest [Paperback]

James M Knopf (Editor, Illustrator), Maureen McIntyre (Illustrator, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1999

This book together with The Xeriscape Flower Gardener create a handy, two-volume, comprehensive xeriscape guide for any region that relies on irrigation.

Waterwise landscaping is made easy with over 1,000 plants rated for water needs.

Be firesafe and waterwise...over 150 plants are rated for fire resistance.

Detailed studies show how to cut construction and maintenance costs.

Numerous photos show how to save amazing amounts of water while looking lush and colorful.

Do-it-yourself...over 200 detailed plant notes with color photos, plus waterwise worksheets make it easy to create waterwise designs and meet water budgets.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Each time I have opened it, I find myself drawn into the text, and mesmerized by the delightful graphics." --Panayoti Kelaidis, Denver Botanic Gardens May 1, 2003 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jim Knopf is a landscape architect specializing in Rocky Mountain Xeriscape designs. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, and lectures and teaches throught the West.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Chamisa Press; 1 edition (November 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096704510X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967045108
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,010,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Waterwise landscaping, August 21, 2001

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This review is from: Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest (Paperback)

I received this book from a colleague of mine, and I had no clue what `xeriscape' even was. Living here, southwest, I knew I had to do something, and this book was the opened the door! I have just begun, but I am already confident and happy. As the review said, it the plant notes were wonderful, and the color photos were beyond that. The tips help. Looking at this, you would think it'd be terribly hard to do waterwise landscaping, I sure did, but give it a try! It's a terrific book, or at least it served me great.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good fire resistance advice, October 28, 2003

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Linda V. (Gardena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest (Paperback)

There is a good section on planting a fire-resistant landscape.
The book is geared to the Rocky Mountain area, but there is some information pertinent to Southern California (another planet, as far as most gardening books are concerned). I also found the 'plant substitution' guide to be very useful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gardening in the great S'west, July 26, 2005

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David Lyman "palmdoc" (Las Cruces, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest (Paperback)

Waterwise and otherwise, this is a wise resource for sane gardening in our region. A great resource that I return to.