Growing the Southwest Garden: Regional Ornamental Gardening Guide for Desert Landscapes | Perfect for Xeriscaping, Drought-Tolerant Yards & Southwestern Home Gardens
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Plant selection and garden style are deeply influenced by where we are gardening. To successfully grow a range of beautiful ornamental plants, every gardener has to know the specifics of the region’s climate, soil, and geography.Growing the Southwest Garden, by New Mexico-based garden designer Judith Phillips, is a practical and beautiful handbook for ornamental gardening in a region known for its low rainfall and high temperatures. With more than thirty years of experience gardening in the Southwest, Phillips has created an essential guide, featuring regionally specific advice on zones, microclimates, soil, pests, and maintenance. Profiles of the best plants for the region include complete information on growth and care.
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The severe freeze in the Southwest in February 2011 and subsequent plant losses that had thrived in gardens for many years was the impetus for Judith Phillips to write this book. She addresses how to deal with climate change and how to cope with a wide variation in elevations, precipitation and temperature ranges in Southwestern landscapes. Phillips provides good examples of plants that thrive in the extremes of hot summers and cold winters and has over 35 years experience designing arid-adapted and native gardens in New Mexico and the Southwest. The book has nice photo illustrations of how good design and plant selections overcome the challenges of gardening in what at times can feel like a hostile environment.
