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

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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.

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.