- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Motorbooks International (14 May 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0760329680
- ISBN-13: 978-0760329689
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.1 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,951,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Phoenix Home & Garden", " September 2007 "Packed with tips on how to grow plants in the desert Southwest."
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Miller provides the definitive guide to choosing the best amongst the flora of Southwest America. Covering wildflowers, shrubs, trees, cacti, vines, groundcovers, this comprehensive richly illustrated book selects the species who give the best landscaping value by virtue of their ornamental qualities, growth habitat, adaptability, maintenance needs, and beauty. Illustrations, maps, and charts are provided for species selection, planting, design, energy and water conservation - always a factor to consider in these days of threatened water shortages! In-depth plant profiles describe the habitat requirements for 350 native plant species, subspecies and variants, with lush photographs illustrating how each plant looks and responds to landscape conditions.
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Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest
13 May 2007
Format:Paperback
As an environmental horticulturist in the Coachella Valley of California, I can strongly recommend this book as a very helpful desert garden guide. The plants and suggestions in the book are very good if one keeps in mind their location, elevation and soil type. I especially like that Miller gives the minimum water tolerance of individual plant species as most desert guides written in Arizona/New Mexico recommend too little water for sandy soils of the Coachella valley. California is not included as part of the southwest but those of us gardening in southeastern California know that we have much more in common horticulturally with southern Arizona than with the rest of our State. This book is one of only a half dozen good desert garden guides.Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An invaluable reference.
8 July 2007
Format:Paperback
Any residing or gardening in the southwest will find Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest an invaluable reference, as will libraries catering to Southwest residents. It covers not just domestic plants but wildflowers, trees, and cacti, offering a compendium of 'top picks' chosen and rated for their best ornamental and growth qualities and including maps and charts as guidelines for planting, maintenance and landscape design. Over 350 native plant species, subspecies and varieties are detailed and as interest in xeriscaping arises, any area interested in low-water planting will find it of interest.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Stick with your own kind...
10 May 2007
Format:Paperback
This softcover Southwest Native Plant guide encourages the use of native plants for landscaping and contains information on landscaping for various purposes, such as attracting wildlife, and energy and water conservation. Great photos and contains lots of gardening advice.
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