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Author Ellefson, Connie Lockhart, 1954-

Title Xeriscape gardening : water conservation for the American landscape / Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Doug Welsh ; principal photography by Connie Lockhart Ellefson.

Publication Info. New York : Macmillan ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, [1992]
©1992

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 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  635.95 ELLEFSON    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  635.95 EL5X    Check Shelf
Description x, 323 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-311) and index.
Contents Pt. 1. The Xeriscape Principles. Xeriscape Landscaping: Quality Landscaping That Conserves Water and Protects the Environment. Planning and Design. Soil Analysis and Improvement. Practical Turf Areas. Appropriate Plant Selection. Efficient Irrigation: Making Every Drop Count. Mulching. Appropriate Maintenance -- Pt. 2. The Plants. Xeriscape Plants for the American Garden. Xeriscape Plants for New England. Xeriscape Plants for the Northern Piedmont. Xeriscape Plants for the Southeast. Xeriscape Plants for Central and Southern Florida. Xeriscape Plants for the Eastern and Northern Forests. Xeriscape Plants for the Great Plains/Rockies/Great Basin. Xeriscape Plants for Texas. Xeriscape Plants for the Southwest. Xeriscape Plants for California. Xeriscape Plants for the Pacific Northwest. Xeriscape Plants for Hawaii -- App.: Annuals for Xeriscape Landscaping -- App.: Perennials for Xeriscape Landscaping -- App.: Wildflowers for Xeriscape Landscaping -- App.: Ornamental Grasses for Xeriscape Landscaping -- App.: Prairie Grasses for Xeriscape Landscaping -- App.: Drought-Tolerant Ground Covers -- App.: Drought-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs -- App.: Drought-Tolerant Vines -- App.: Plants for Dry Shade -- App.: Drought-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs for Seaside Gardens -- App.: Drought-Tolerant Bulbs.
Summary Have you experienced repeated droughts, and either bans on, or stringent scheduling of, landscape watering? Have your water bills gone through the roof during summertime watering? Are you battling a constantly browning lawn? Do you want to have a beautiful, quality landscape? If any of this rings true, then Xeriscape Gardening will be your gardening bible. Endorsed by the National Xeriscape Council, this comprehensive primer thoroughly explains the concept of Xeriscape.
gardening, or quality water-efficient landscaping. It dispels the common "zero-scape" image of Xeriscape gardens, namely seas of gravel surrounding a few cacti, and the belief that water-thriftiness in the garden is an issue only in California and the Southwest. The goal of Xeriscape gardening is a landscape indistinguishable in its beauty from one that is water-greedy. The first part of the book is devoted to the seven Xeriscape principles: planning and design, soil.
analysis and improvement, practical turf areas, appropriate plant selection (both native and non-native), efficient irrigation, mulching, and maintenance. This part - covering a wide range of topics, from planning wildflower and prairie gardens to methods of harvesting water from nature - gives you the tools you need to either plan a Xeriscape garden from scratch or modify an existing landscape. There are valuable tips throughout from Xeriscape gardeners across the.
country, and useful lists of such things as vegetables and herbs. The second part of the book consists of extensive region-specific plant lists, divided into Natural Rainfall, Occasional Watering, and Regular Watering categories, invaluable when making plant selections for your Xeriscape garden. In addition, the appendixes include literally hundreds of plants that will make their home almost anywhere in the country, again listed according to water needs. There are also.
lists of plants for dry shade and the seashore. Xeriscape Gardening is a one-of-a-kind reference on a topic no gardener can afford to ignore.
Subject Xeriscaping -- United States.
Drought-tolerant plants -- United States.
Indexed Term Gardens Plants.
Added Author Stephens, Thomas L.
Welsh, Douglas F.
ISBN 0026141256
9780026141253
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