Synopses & Reviews
General Content includes: Site and Soil Evaluation-What's Important Gardening Zones-Climate and Microclimates in Your Yard How Plants Grow-Basic Understanding Plant Types: Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Woody Plants, Edibles, Lawns and Ground Covers Water-How to Use it Wisely Planting and Plant Maintenance Sun and Shade Considerations
Your Southwestern Garden: Ground Zero: Soil Amending, Mulching, Fertilizing Design Choices: Formal, Naturalistic and More Plants for Success: Top 50 Plants for Southwestern Gardens Troubleshooting in the Southwestern Garden: Pests, Invaders, Diseases
Synopsis
General Content includes:
Site and Soil Evaluation-What's Important
Gardening Zones-Climate and Microclimates in Your Yard
How Plants Grow-Basic Understanding
Plant Types: Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Woody Plants, Edibles, Lawns and Ground Covers
Water-How to Use it Wisely
Planting and Plant Maintenance
Sun and Shade Considerations
Your Southwestern Garden:
Ground Zero: Soil Amending, Mulching, Fertilizing
Design Choices: Formal, Naturalistic and More
Plants for Success: Top 50 Plants for Southwestern Gardens
Troubleshooting in the Southwestern Garden: Pests, Invaders, Diseases
Synopsis
How to Get Started in Southwest Gardening covers the following topics: Ground Zero: Soil Amending, Mulching, and Fertilizing. Design Choices include Formal, Naturalistic and More Plants for Success. It also covers the Top 50 Plants for Southwestern Gardens and Troubleshooting in the Southwest Garden for Pests, Invaders, and Diseases.
About the Author
Janice Busco has 20 yearsA- experience with Western native plants as an environmental horticulturist, consultant, and educator. She has served as co-director of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants in Sun Valley, California, and as horticulturist at The Arboretum at Flagstaff.Rob Proctor is a prolific author, illustrator, photographer, and lecturer -- as well as a columnist for the Denver Post and an instructor at the Denver Botanic Gardens. He lives in Denver, Colorado.Charles Mann's award-winning photos have been featured in many magazines, including Sports Illustrated. Stormy May is a graduate of the Hollywood Film Institute and is a professional equine video producer.