Books on Gardening During a Drought


The following selected references are in the collection of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library. Library materials are for reference use only. Photocopy machine is available.

Special thanks to the individuals and organizations who have contributed these materials to the Library.


SB      Beck, Beatrice M.  Drought Tolerant Planting
427.5	Bibliography.  Claremont, CA: Santa Ana Botanic
.B43	Garden, 1990.

SB	Black, Kathryn Stechert; Sunset Books.  Waterwise
439.8	Gardening.  Menlo Park, CA: Lane Pub. Co., 1989.
.W38

S	Campbell, Stu & Moore, Donna.  The Mulch Book:
661.5	A Complete Guide for Gardeners.  Pownal, VT:
.C35	Storey Communications, 1991.

SB	Chatto, Beth.  The Dry Garden.  London: Dent, 1981.
439.8
.C43

SB	Christopher, Thomas.  Water-Wise Gardening: America's 
475.83	Backyard Revolution.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
.C48

SB	DeFreitas, Stan.  The Water-Thrifty Garden.  Dallas, TX:
475.8	Taylor Publishing Co., 1993.
.D43

SB	Diekelmann, John & Schuster, Robert.  Natural Land-
454.3	scaping: Designing with Native Plant Communities.
.N38	New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982.
D54

SB	Druse, Ken.  The Natural Garden.  New York: Clarkson
454.3	Potter, 1989.
.N38
D78

SB	Duffield, Mary Rose & Jones, Warren D.  Plants for
439.8	Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy.  rev. ed.
.D85	Tucson, AZ: HP Books, 1992.

SB	Ellefson, Connie; Stephens, Tom & Welsh, Doug.
475.83  Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the
.E45	American Landscape.  New York: Macmillan, 1992.

REF	Ferguson, Nicola.  Right Plant, Right Place.
SB	New York: Summit Books, 1984.
407
.F35

SB	Hakala, Sue.  Drought Gardening.  Pownal, VT:
439.8	Storey Communications, 1981.
.H35

SB	Knopf, Jim.  The Xeriscape Flower Gardener:
439.8	A Waterwise Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region.
.K56	Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1991.

SB	Kopolow, Carol; National Agricultural Library.
439.8	Xeriscape, Water-Conserving Gardens.  Agri-topics Series.
.K66	Beltsville, MD: National Agricultural Library, 1994.

S	Kourik, Robert.  Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape
619	and All Climates.  Santa Rosa, CA: Metamorphic Press,
.T74	1992.
K68

S	Kramer, Jack.  Drip System Watering For Bigger and
619	Better Plants.  New York: W.W. Norton, 1980.
.T74
K73

SB	Kruckeberg, Arthur R.  Gardening with Native Plants
439.24  of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Guide.
 .P23	Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1982.
K78

SB	Labadie, Emile L.  Ornamental Shrubs for Use in the
435.52  Western Landscape.  Sierra City, CA: Sierra City 
.W47	Press, 1980.
L3

SB	Latymer, Hugo.  The Mediterranean Gardener.
473	Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.,
.L37	1990.

SB	Lucas, John.  Low-Water Gardening.  London: J.M. Dent,
439.8	1993.
.L83

SB	Millard, Scott; Johnson, Eric A.  How to Grow the 
439.24  Wildflowers.  The Natural Garden Series.  Plants for 
.W47	the Arid West.  Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1993.
J63

SB	Millard, Scott; Johnson, Eric A.  The Low-Water Flower
439.8	Gardener.  The Natural Garden Series.  Plants for the
.J66	Arid West.  Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1993.

SB	Nehrling, Arno & Irene.  Easy Gardening with Drought-
439.8	Resistant Plants.  New York: Hearthside, 1968.
.N44

REF	Northwest Perennial Alliance.  Water Conserving Plants
SB	for the Pacific Northwest West of the Cascades; Northwest
439.8	Perennial Alliance Drought Tolerant Data Base.  1st ed.
.N68	Seattle: Northwest Perennial Alliance, 1993.

SB	O'Keefe, John M.  Water-Conserving Gardens and
475.83  Landscapes: Water-Saving Ideas, Plant Selection
.O43	List, Home Drip Irrigation Guide, Easy-Care
	Landscapes, All-Region Maps.  Pownal, VT: Storey 
	Communications, 1992.

REF	Perry, Bob.  Landscape Plants for Western Regions:
SB	An Illustrated Guide to Plants for Water Conservation.
439.8	Claremont, CA:  Land Design Publishing, 1992.
.P47

SB	Robinette, Gary O.  Water Conservation in Landscape
475.83  Design and Management.  New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 
.R63	1984.

SB	Rumary, Mark.  The Dry Garden: A Practical Guide to
439.8	Planning and Planting.  The Royal Horticultural Society
.R86	Collection.  London: Conran Octopus, 1994.

SB	Solomon, Steve.  Waterwise Vegetables.  Cascadia
321	Gardening Series.  Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1993.
.S644

SB	Springer, Lauren.  The Undaunted Garden: Planting for Weather-
473	Resilient Beauty.  Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1994.
.S68

REF	Sunset.  Western Garden Book.  6th ed.
SB	Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing, 1995.
453.2
.W4

SB	Taylor, Jane.  Plants for Dry Gardens; Drought-Tolerant
439.8	Plants: Waterwise Gardening for Every Climate.  New York:
.T38	Prentice Hall, 1993.

SB	Taylor's Guide to Water-Saving Gardening.
439.8	Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
.T39

SB	Walters, James E. & Balbir Backhaus.  Shade and
439.8	Color with Water-Conserving Plants.  Portland:
.W35	Timber Press, 1992.

SB	Wheatly, Margaret Tipton.  Successful Gardening
439.8	with Limited Water.  Santa Barbara, CA: Woodbridge
.W44	Press, 1978.

SB	Wilson, Jim.  Landscaping with Wildflowers:
439	An Environmental Approach to Gardening.
.W54	Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.

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