desert landscaping books Reviews

desert landscaping books

Desert Landscaping: How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest $7.80 George Brookbank has distilled nearly twenty years’ experience—as an extension agent in urban horticulture with the University of Arizona—into a practical book that tells how to avoid problems with desert landscaping before they occur and how to correct those that do. In the first part, “How to Start and Maintain a Desert Landscape,” he provides 28 easy-to-use chapters that address concerns…

Desert Landscaping for Beginners: Tips and Techniques for Success in an Arid Climate $14.95 …

Hot Garden: Landscape Design for the Desert Southwest $26.99 Put your desert eyes on, is Scott Calhoun’s first advice to gardeners facing arid Southwestern regions with extreme climate conditions. Then he shows how to translate the natural beauty of the region – mountains, canyons, sculptural succulents, and incandescent sky – into gorgeous yet water-thrifty landscape designs that complement existing architecture as well as the environment that surrounds i…

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Just The Facts: Our American Landscape $6.98 Do you know… Which state contains the largest chain of active volcanoes in the world? Which state shares its borders with more states than any other? Which state contains over 15,000 lakes? Which state is only 40 miles wide, yet has 400 miles of shoreline? Which is the only state that touches both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes? Our American Landscape capture…

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planting advice/reference for low water/desert area?

getting a house in la and would like the landscaping to be appropriate for the area- low water requirements. Does anyone know of a good reference book or website to use as a guide as I move in and start planning and planting?

There are a lot of great books on the subject, but probably the easiest place to start is with a Sunset guide. I find the Western Garden Guide (http://www.oxmoorhouse.com/category/brands+/sunset/gardening+.do) indispensable. Figure out your zone here http://www.sunset.com/garden/climate-zones/sunset-climate-zones-california-nevada-00400000036331/ then you can tell what plants will thrive at your new home. Good luck.