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1 online resource |
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Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments for the Second Edition; Acknowledgments for the First Edition; Quick Reference: How to Use This Book; SECTION ONE: BACKGROUND TO LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS FOR NEW MEXICO, SOUTHERN COLORADO, AND EL PASO; The Nature of the New Mexican Landscape; Life Zones; A Few Essential Cultivation Requirements; Soil Building; Recycling; Water in the Soil; Water Deeply; Water at Night; The Nature of Irrigation; Native Plants; Topography Determines; High Elevation; Aridity; Spring Winds; Winterburn and Diurnal Variation |
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Changing Techniques in Agriculture and Ornamental HorticultureA Southwest Legacy of Trees and Stone; A Note on New Mexico's Historic Man-Made Landscapes; SECTION TWO: TIPS FOR NEW MEXICO GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING; Plant Selection; Ultimate Height and Width; Color; Texture and Form; Scent; Whimsy and Nostalgia; Political Correctness; Local Character; Evergreen and Deciduous; A Note on Vegetables; Backfill; Staking or Guying; Pruning; Trees; Shrubs; Chlorosis; Natural Plant Succession; ELEVEN PRECEPTS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NEW MEXICAN CONDITIONS; Best Street Trees |
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Best Patio TreesBest Hedge Plants; Best Windbreak Plants; Best Specimen Plants; Best Evergreen Tree Accents; Best Large-Area Ground Covers; Best Shade-Loving Plants; Native Plant All-Stars; The Gist List; SECTION THREE: THE NEW MEXICO PLANT LIST; Trees; Deciduous Shade, Street, and Specialty Trees; Flowering Ornamental Trees; Evergreen Trees; Shrubs; Deciduous; Evergreen; Ground Covers; Deciduous; Evergreen; Grasses; Traditional Turf Species; Native Turf and General-Use Species; Ornamental Species; Vines; Deciduous; Evergreen; Flowers; Annuals; Perennials; Bulbs |
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SECTION FOUR: CITY AND TOWN PLANT RECOMMENDATIONS AND NOTESAlamogordo; Albuquerque; Artesia; Carlsbad; Chama; Clayton; Clovis; Cortez; Deming; Durango; El Paso/Ciudad Juárez; Estancia; Farmington, Bloomfield, and Aztec; Fort Sumner; Gallup and Grants; Hobbs; Las Cruces; Las Vegas; Lordsburg; Los Alamos; Pagosa Springs; Portales; Raton; Roswell; Ruidoso; Santa Fe; Santa Rosa; Silver City; Socorro; Taos; Trinidad; Truth or Consequences; Tucumcari; Appendix. Additional Sources of Plant and Design Information; Selected Bibliographical Sources; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E |
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| Summary |
First published in 1995, this invaluable guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in New Mexico's many life zones and growing areas is now available in a long-awaited new edition |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Plants, Ornamental -- New Mexico
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Landscape gardening -- New Mexico
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Plants, Ornamental -- Southwest, New
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Landscape gardening -- Southwest, New
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GARDENING -- Essays.
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GARDENING -- Reference.
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GARDENING -- Vegetables.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture.
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Landscape gardening
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Plants, Ornamental
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New Mexico
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New Southwest
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826356376 |
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0826356370 |
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