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Desert Gardening / Landscape Plants A Desert Gardener's Companion. Kim Nelson. Rio Nuevo Press, 2001. A Yard Full of Sun. Scott Calhoon. Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2005. Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants. Mary Irish and Gary Irish. Timber Press, 2000. Arizona Gardener’s Guide. Mary Irish, Cool Springs Press, 2003. Desert Gardening: Fruits and Vegetables. George Brookbank, Fisher Books, 1997. Desert Gardening for Beginners: How to Grow Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs in an Arid Climate. Cathy Cromell, Linda Guy, and Lucy Bradley, Arizona Master Gardener Press, 1999 Desert Hummingbird Gardens. Sylvia Yoder, Real Estate Consulting and Education, Inc., 1999. Desert Landscaping for Beginners. Cathy Cromell, ed., Arizona Master Gardener Press, 2001. Desert Landscaping: How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest. George Brookbank, University of Arizona Press, 1992. Desert Wildflowers: A Guide for Identifying, Locating, and Enjoying Arizona Wildflowers and Cactus Blossoms. Desert Botanical Garden Staff, Arizona Highways Books, 1999. Earth Friendly Desert Gardening. Cathy Cromell, Jo Miller, and Lucy K. Bradley, Master Gardener Press, 2003. Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection and Care. Mary Irish, University of Arizona Press, 2000. How to Grow the Wildflowers. Eric Johnson and Scott Millard, Ironwood Press, 1993. Landscape Plants for Dry Regions. Warren Jones and Charles Sacamano, Fisher Books, 2000. Landscape Plants for Western Regions. Robert Perry. Land Design Publishing Company, 1992. Landscaping for Desert Wildlife. Arizona Game and Fish Department, 1992. Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest. George Miller. Voyageur Press, 1991. Low Water Use Plants for California and the Southwest. Carol Shuler, Fisher Books, 1993. Lush & Efficient: Gardening in the Coachella Valley. Eric A. Johnson and David Harbison. Coachella Water District, 2001. Month-By-Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest. Mary Irish, Cool Springs Press, 2003. Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes. Judy Mielke, University of Texas Press, 1993. Natural by Design: Beauty and Balance in Southwest Gardens. Judith Phillips, Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995. Plants for Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow, and Enjoy. Mary Rose Duffield and Warren Jones. Perseus Publishing, 2001. Plants for Natural Gardens: Southwestern Native & Adaptive Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers & Grasses. Judith Phillips, Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995. Shade and Color with Water Conserving Plants. J.E. Walters and Balbir Backhaus. Timber Press, 1992. Southwestern Landscaping with Native Plants. Judith Phillips. Museum of New Mexico Press, 1987. Sunset Western Garden Book. Kathleen Norris Brenzel, ed., Sunset Publishing Corporation, 2001. Sunset Western Landscaping. Kathleen Norris Brenzel, ed., Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1997.
The Desert Gardener’s Calendar: Your Month-by Month Guide. George Brookbank. University of Arizona Press, 1999.
The Low Water Flower Gardener. Eric Johnson and Scott Millard, Ironwood Press, 1993.
Water Wise Gardening. Sunset Magazine. Lane Publishing, 1995.
Irrigation and Maintenance All About Sprinklers and Drip Systems. Ortho Books, 1998. Care of Desert Adapted Plants. Della C. Fletcher and Patricia H. Waterfall, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, 1998 http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1048.pdf
Garden Watering Systems. Susan Lang, Sunset Books, 1999. Guidelines for Landscape Drip Irrigation Systems. Arizona Landscape Irrigation Guidelines Committee, 2001 http://www.amwua.org/conservation/ drip_irrigation_guide.pdf Pruning, Planting and Care: Plants for the Arid West. Eric A. Johnson and Scott Millard, Ironwood Press, 1997.
Rainwater Harvesting and Graywater City of Tucson Water Harvesting Guidance Manual. Ann Audrey Phillips, 2003 http://dot.ci.tucson.az.us/stormwater/education/whm.pdf Forgotten Rain: Rediscovering Rainwater Harvesting. Heather Kinkade-Levario, Granite Canyon Publications, 2004. Graywater Guidelines. Val L. Little, Water CASA, 2003 http://www.watercasa.org/pubs/Graywater%20Guidelines.pdf
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use. Patricia H. Waterfall, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Tucson Active Management Area, 2004.
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands. Brad Lancaster, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2005. http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
A partial listing of free publications available from most city water conservation offices: Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert: Guide to Growing More Than 200 Low-Water-Use Plants Landscape Watering by the Numbers: A Guide for the Arizona Desert Xeriscape: Landscaping with Style in the Arizona Desert
Booklets available from the Arizona Native Plant Society (ANPS) Desert Accent Plants, Desert Grasses, Desert Groundcovers and Vines, Desert Shrubs, Desert Trees, Desert Wildflowers. (Series 1990-1996). Desert Bird Gardening. ANPS & Tucson Audubon Society, 1997. Desert Butterfly Gardening. ANPS and Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute, 1996.
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