Free Downloads The Drought-Defying California Garden: 230 Native Plants For A Lush, Low-Water Landscape

                
              
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The Drought-Defying California Garden: 230 Native Plants For A Lush, Low-Water Landscape
A must-have for every gardener in California looking for a new way to garden in a changing climate In recent years California has been facing extreme drought, and in 2015 they passed state-wide water restrictions that affect home owners. Unfortunately the drought is only going to get worse, and gardeners who aren’t willing to abandon their beloved pastime entirely are going to have to learn how to garden with the absolute minimum of water. The Drought-Defying California Garden highlights the best 230 plants to grow, shares advice on how to get them established, and offers tips on how to maintain them with the minimum amount of water. All of the plants are native to California—making them uniquely adept at managing the harsh climate—and include perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, and succulents.
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Timber Press (April 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604697091
ISBN-13: 978-1604697094
Product Dimensions:  6.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #16,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #3 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > By Region > West   #3 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > By Climate > Desert   #3 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > Ornamental Plants
Superb book in that it contains the right amount of details to help anyone in California do a fantastic job of landscaping their yards beautifully and do it a with 230 Native Plants that will deliver a lush, low-water landscape. I am a Landscape Professional and I find the authors information correct and current is just every aspect!This book is intelligence on steroids! It is cohesive information from start to finish. It has solid rationales, and it's information is arrived at not merely by opinion, but, by solid facts and strong scientific data. I have over 55 books on landscaping and I'd say this book is now in my top five. The data, the verbiage, and the accompanying photos are wonderful, great for reading and finding information.I love the discussions on plant communities and how native plants fit in to those communities. The authors mince no words and get down to business, they will teach you how to have a beautiful yard in tune with nature. They by no means want anyone to have a bare dirt garden or lawn, gravel or sand pit yard, or anything else like that of a yard!A great classic book awaits you!
Great follow-up to the first book. This book describes each California native in detail and how to grow and use it. As a landscape designer in San Diego, this is a very valuable resource as well as an enjoyable read.
This is an excellent book for people who want to landscape with an environmentally friendly plan. Greg and Lucy, who are very nice by the way, have shown quite a few native plants in this book that can make a great garden. This is their second book. I really enjoy their first book too and while there is some degree of overlapping, I think it is good to own both.
This volume highlights the most compatible native plants for California gardens. Lots of color pictures and outstanding advice regarding how to care for native plants. I particularly like the idea of micro-sprinklers instead of all that ugly black irrigation lines.
While not as comprehensive as Greg and Lucy's first book, I found it a little more readable. If you don't know much about California native plants, this might be the book to start with.
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