Gardens In The Desert
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Desert Gardens
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Author : Gary Lyons
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Release Date : 2000
Desert Gardens written by Gary Lyons and has been published by Rizzoli International Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Gardening categories.
Features 18 unique and rarely photographed private and public gardens between Santa Barbara and San Diego.
Gardening In The Desert
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Author : Mary Irish
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2000-09
Gardening In The Desert written by Mary Irish and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09 with Gardening categories.
Newcomers to the Southwest usually find that their favorite landscape plants aren't suited to the hot, dry climate. Many authors offer advice on adapting plants to the desert; now Mary Irish tells how gardeners can better adapt themselves to the challenge. Drawing on her experience with public horticulture in the Phoenix metropolitan area, Irish explores the vexations and delights of desert gardening. She offers practical advice on plants and gardening practices for anyone who lives in the Southwest, from El Paso to Palm Springs, Tucson to Las Vegas. Irish encourages readers who may be new to the desertÑor desert dwellers who may be new to gardeningÑto stop struggling against heat, aridity, and poor soils and instead learn to use and appreciate the wonderful and well-adapted plants native to the desert. She shares information and anecdotes about trees, shrubs, perennials, agaves, cacti, and other plants that make gardening in the Southwest a unique experience, and provides further information about plants from other desert regions that will easily adapt to the Southwest. In addition to descriptions of plants, Irish also offers tips on planting, watering, pruning, and propagation. For anyone who has struggled to maintain a patch of green or blanched at their water bill after unproductive irrigation, the answer to an attractive landscape may be as close as the desert around you. And for anyone who has bought a catalog guide to desert plants and not known which to choose, this book can set you on the right path. Mary Irish shows how to take heart in available plants of adaptable beauty in a book to enjoy while waiting for the next planting cycle.
The Desert Garden
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Author : Irina Springuel
language : ar
Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2006
The Desert Garden written by Irina Springuel and has been published by Amer Univ in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Gardening categories.
Despite their dry climates, Egypt's deserts sustain a rich variety of plant life, from towering doum palm trees to the tamarisk shrub and flowering acacias. With this practical guide, noted ecologist Irina Springuel explains the best techniques for cultivating gardens using species indigenous to Egypt. The Desert Garden outlines Egypt's natural vegetation and describes the habitats where its most popular plants can be found in the wild. She provides guidance on where to obtain the plant material for propagation and cultivation, drawing on her decades of experience in growing local desert plants, and offers advice on the most effective methods of watering plants, from subsurface irrigation to buried clay pots filled with water--an efficient technique that has been used since pharaonic times. Springuel focuses on thirty-eight of the most popular species of desert flora, illustrating each with color photographs and black and white drawings. For each, she provides useful information on its ecology and uses, with historical details about its uses in ancient Egyptian medicine and culture, where available, as well as archaeological plant material. Included here is material for beginners who want a small and simple private garden as well as for anyone planning extensive landscaping around a hotel or historic monument. Presented in straightforward language for the lay reader, while offering accurate scientific detail for professionals and scientists, The Desert Garden is an ideal companion for anyone interested in growing desert plants, both in Egypt and in similar desert environments elsewhere in the world.
Gardens Of The Desert
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Author : Samuel Duffy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-28
Gardens Of The Desert written by Samuel Duffy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-28 with categories.
Desert Gardens Of Steve Martino
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Author : Caren Yglesias
language : en
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Desert Gardens Of Steve Martino written by Caren Yglesias and has been published by The Monacelli Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with Gardening categories.
This survey of twenty-one gardens by Steve Martino, whose work blends colorful, man-made elements with native plants to reflect the sun-drenched beauty of the desert, is sure to inspire gardeners, landscapers, and admirers of California and the Southwest. For more than thirty years, Steve Martino has been committed to the development and advancement of landscape architecture in the Southwest. His pioneering work with native plant material and the development of a desert-derived design aesthetic is widely recognized. A recurring theme of his work is the dramatic juxtaposition of man-made elements with ecological processes of the region. His love for the desert--the interplay of light and shadow, the colors, plants, and wildlife--inspires his work. As Martino explains, "Gardens consist of two worlds, the man-made and the natural one. I've described my design style as 'Weeds and Walls'--nature and man. I use native plants to make the transition from a building to the adjacent natural desert." Though Martino's work is deeply connected to the natural world, he also has a flair for the dramatic, which is apparent from his lively color selections, sculptural use of plants, and keen attention to lighting, shadows, and reflections. Boldly colored stucco walls frame compelling views of the desert and sky, expanding the outdoor living area while solving common site problems such as lack of privacy or shade. Interspersed are custom structures molded in translucent fiberglass in vivid hues--colorful arbors, outdoor showers, and internally lit benches.
A Full Life In A Small Place
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Author : Janice Emily Bowers
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1992-12-01
A Full Life In A Small Place written by Janice Emily Bowers and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-12-01 with Nature categories.
Taking a spiritual approach to gardening, the author communicates the subtle mysteries of life in the average back yard garden patch through a series of meditations on nature and wildlife
Desert Plants
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Author : Gary Lyons
language : en
Publisher: Huntington Library Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Desert Plants written by Gary Lyons and has been published by Huntington Library Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Desert gardening categories.
This year the Huntington celebrates the centennial of its spectacular desert garden, one of the largest such collections of cacti and other succulents in the world. Visitors to the twelve-acre garden marvel at its more than 3,000 species, including the vivid blue and green Puya, a rare type of bromeliad; the Lithops, or "living stone," whose camouflaged leaves mimic the shape and color of rocks; and the dazzling red, orange, and yellow torch-like blooms of the winter-flowering aloe. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Lyons draws on decades of experience with these unusual specimens to explore the Huntington's desert garden. He tells of its early development, describes its principal collections, and gives instructions on the care and landscaping of desert gardens.
Gardens In The Desert
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
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In A Desert Garden
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Author : John Alcock
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1999-04-01
In A Desert Garden written by John Alcock and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-01 with Nature categories.
When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping. He seeded his property with flowers to entice certain insects and even added a few cowpies to attract termites, creating a personal laboratory for ecological studies. His observations of life in his own front yard provided him with the fieldnotes for this unusual book. In a Desert Garden draws readers into the strange and fascinating world of plants and animals native to Arizona's Sonoran Desert. As Alcock studies the plants in his yard, he shares thoughts on planting, weeding, and pruning that any gardener will appreciate. And when commenting on the mating rituals of spiders and beetles or marveling at the camouflage of grasshoppers and caterpillars, he uses humor and insight to detail the lives of the insects that live in his patch of desert. Celebrating the virtues of even aphids and mosquitoes, Alcock draws the reader into the intricacies of desert life to reveal the complex interactions found in this unique ecosystem. In a Desert Garden combines meticulous science with contemplations of nature and reminds us that a world of wonder lies just outside our own doors.
The Garden Guy
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Author : David Owens
language : en
Publisher: Garden Guy
Release Date : 2003-06
The Garden Guy written by David Owens and has been published by Garden Guy this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06 with Gardening categories.
This sequel to the best-selling book Extreme Gardening is jam-packed with more of Owens's great gardening ideas that work in the desert areas. Broken down by months in an easy-to-read, handy organic gardening manual--a calendar of what to do and when to do it.