Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes

by Judy Mielke

Book Overview

Winner, Xeriscape Award of Recognition, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association
Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association

For gardeners who want to conserve water, the color, fragrance, shade, and lush vegetation of a traditional garden may seem like a mirage in the desert. But such gardens can flourish when native plants grow in them. In this book, Judy Mielke, an expert on Southwestern gardening, offers the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292751478
• ISBN13: 9780292751477
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Very Informative

Great pictures and write-ups on southwestern native plants ... what each prefers and how to use in landscaping. Highly recommend.

Very helpful!

Living in the higher elevations of the Western Mojave Desert presents unique opportunities (read: problems)in landscaping. The full color photos, the environmental requirements, and, especially, the cold tolerance of each plant helped us choose plants which would not only survive, but prosper in our area. Many thanks to the author.

Worth it for the photos alone

This book is outstanding for including a color photo of a full-grown specimin of each plant described. Entries include plant culture and details of its natural range. The listing of native plant sources at the back is pretty comprehensive, at least for Arizona. In addition to the plant listing, there are some short chapters on growing natives, and a chapter on wildflowers.