Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes: Keyed to Cities and Regions in New Mexico and Adjacent Areas

by Baker H. Morrow

Book Overview

New Mexico gardeners have long needed this book--a careful guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in the state's many life zones and climates. In a state where the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082631595X
• ISBN13: 9780826315953
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

A must have for the recently relocated

Just moved to New Mexico from California. Had no idea what the native plants were. This book was very helpful and easy to use.

Outstanding book specifically for landscaping in New Mexico.

This is probably one of the best books that I have seen so far with regards to pictures and narrative requirements showing which plants are good for planting in New Mexico. Thanks.

Really well focused on our state and our climates

This is by far the most thoroughly researched and thought out book on landscaping and gardens/plants of any book for any region I have found. What is great is that it is for us and not for Texas or Arizona or Colorado. These states have plenty of mention in other publications...The author even took to the time to research what grows in each town first hand, not by just looking at a USGA map for plant hardiness. I have recommendeded this book to many people interested in landscaping here in New Mexico and I guard mine like it was gold. Don't lend it out, you may not get it back.

Best Resource of New Mexico Landscapes and Gardens

Xeriscape doesn't mean ugly. This book will help you find plants that are pretty and that won't take up a lot of water. IT's a great book. This is our reference book for when we are adding something to our yard. We have a full acre that we are working on (slowly!) and this book has helped us every step of the way. The color pictures make it easy to see exactly what a plant looks like. The color pictures also help when you are trying to find the name of the tree in some yard that you thought was pretty. The information it has on each plant is very useful- it gives you the area it will grow best in (example: Albuquerque or statewide in the shade or statewide up to 800 feet elevation). The other thing that makes this book a good buy is the plant list for different areas. For example, there is a plant list for Gallup/Grants area. These lists give you trees, grasses, shrubs, flowers and more that will grow well in your area. This is the best resource out there if you live in New Mexico and want to have a lovely landscaped area.

stop wasting money and water!

Keeping plants alive in New Mexico is very difficult. If you're thinking of buying this book you already know this. If you do buy it you'll find out how to solve all of your yard and garden problems. This book tells you everything you need to know to successfully surround your home with attractive plants instead of the tiresome and difficult to maintain bluegrass lawn or gravel pit one sees so often in New Mexico. Most importantly, the book lists plants suitable for every inhabited part of New Mexico. If you've learned to garden in Gallup but want to know what to plant in Deming or Santa Fe, this book is for you. The plant lists and photographs make this book an essential money and water saving gardening tool for the New Mexico gardener. Buy it for yourself and give a copy to to your new neighbors!