Tucson-Pima Public Library
This beautifully illustrated book will be considered the "Bible" for nursery professionals and home gardening enthusiasts for years to come.


Book Description
This is the definitive guide to landscaping in the Southwest. Co-author Warren Jones is responsible for introducing several now-common plants to Southwest landscape professionals and gardeners. This book includes plants with tremendous potential in arid regions but that have never been used in Southwest landscapes before. Includes: Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers, Vines, Cacti, and Succulents and how to use them for: Privacy, Shade, Shelter, Climate control, Erosion control, and Beauty. Contents: An A-to-Z guide to the landscape potential of more than 600 plants that thrive in dry regions. Each plant is listed in a chart format that includes: Scientific name(s) Common name(s) Description Landscape value (how to maximize the plants best qualities in your landscape) Sun, soil and water requirements Cold hardiness Growth rate and size Specific problems Full-color photos that illustrate the plant full grown, as well as special features, such as bloom or leaf close-ups, or the different growth stages of the plant Professional and amateur landscapers, landscape architects, new-home buyers, college and university students, serious gardeners, landscape design and horticulture students, staffs of nurseries, arboretums and botanical gardens will all benefit from owning a copy of Landscape Plants for Dry Regions.


About the Author
Warren Jones, Ph.D., had educated two generations of landscape architects at the University of Arizona, before his promotion to professor emeritus. Jones currently serves on the advisory board of the Boyce Thompson Southwest Arboretum in Superior, Arizona, and as a consultant in arid regions throughout the world. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architecture and a recipient of the Lifetime Award given by the University of Arizona. The Arizona Green Industry offers a scholarship to landscape architecture students in his name. Warren Jones is the co-author of Plants for Dry Climates, Fisher Books, 1998. Charles Sacamano, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Plant Sciences, received his graduate degrees in Horticulture at the University of Missouri. His career as Landscape Horticulture Specialist for Cooperative Extension began at the University of Missouri followed by almost twenty years in the same position at the University of Arizona. In Arizona he also taught courses, directed graduate research and hosted Sacamanos Gardens, a TV series on gardening in the desert Southwest. Two television documentaries, Jewels of the Jungle and Secrets of the Selva, relate to his plant exploration work in Mexico. Following retirement, he settled in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and now consults on a broad range of tropical landscape and ecological projects along the Pacific coast of that country.

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