Xeriscape Color Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes [Paperback]

David Winger (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (January 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555913911
• ISBN-13: 978-1555913915
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Save Water And Still Have A Beautiful Yard, January 4, 2006

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Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xeriscape Color Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes (Paperback)

If you live in an arid area, remember that "there is only a certain amount of water in the world and they aren't making any more of it." An acre of grass takes 27,000 gallons of water a week to keep green. It's hard for some to give up that patch of green grass that America equates with leisure time and suburban living.
Having lived in Central Australia, I advocate for full desert landscaping using native plants along with exotics from dry countries.
Xeriscaping (water-wise planting) doesn't mean a yard that is a barren moonscape. Think of colorful crape myrtles, bougainvilleas, firebushes, palms, yuccas, and many more interesting plants. Artfully placed, they provide a green view and offset the gravel that replaces grass in a water saving landscape. Mulch everything to insulate the soil and keep moisture in the ground.

5.0 out of 5 stars lots of info in the images, a visual vs reading book., January 27, 2012

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This review is from: Xeriscape Color Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes (Paperback)

It took me a few minutes to figure out what all the diagrams on the outer pages edges were, once I did I realized the layout jammed lots of visiual information into a small space and it was exactly what I needed. it shows the color, flowers, leaf and 4 seasons info. color for each. anyone who unloaded it likely didn't understand the info, at first I thought it was another so what, but was impressed when my remaining brain cells realized the schema.