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Xeriscaping or Water Efficient Landscaping - Boise Public Library
Xeriscaping or Water Efficient Landscaping

Bibliography

Bibliography of books at Boise Public Library and web resources

The word xeriscape was originally a trademark of the Denver Colorado Water Department and comes from the Greek word Xeros which means dry. It is pronounced zir-i-scape. It is generally the accepted term for water conserving landscaping.

Books

(arranged in call number order)

582.1309 EARLE
Earle, A. Scott
Idaho Mountain Wildflowers: A Photographic Compendium

OV 583.56 ANDERSO
Anderson, Edward F
The Cactus Family

631.4 BARKER
Barker, Raymond J.
Idaho Soils Atlas

631.4 MILLER 6th ed.
Miller, Raymond W.
Soils: An Introduction to Soils and Plant Growth

631.875 BECK
Beck, Malcolm
The Secret Life of Compost: A “How-to” and “Why” Guide to Composting — Lawn, Garden, Feedlot, or Farm

631.875 CAMPBEL
Campbell, Stu
Let it Rot! The Gardener’s Guide to Composting

631.875 RYNK  
Rynk, Robert and Michael Colt
Composting at Home

635.04 CAMPBEL
Mulch it! A Practical Guide to Using Mulch in the Garden and Landscape

635.0489 STELL
Stell, Elizabeth
Secrets to Great Soil: A Grower’s Guide to Composting, Mulching, and Creating Healthy, Fertile Soil for Your Garden and Lawn

635.9 SUNSET 2001
Brenzel, Kathleen Norris
Sunset Western Garden Book

635.9 WATERWI
Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine
Waterwise Gardening

635.95 RUMARY
Rumary, Mark
Xeriscaping: Planning and Planting Low-water Gardens

635.95 TAYLORS 1990  
Taylor’s Guide to Water-saving Gardening

635.95 WEINSTEIN
Xeriscape Handbook: A How-to Guide to Natural, Resource-wise Gardening

OV 635.951 DRUSE
Druse, Ken
The Natural Habitat Garden

 

635.951 KRU
Kruckeberg, Arthur R.
Gardening With Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Guide

635.9517 DANIELS
Daniels, Stevie
The Wild Lawn Handbook: Alternatives to the Traditional Front Lawn

635.9517 GOING N
Marinelli, Janet
Going Native: Biodiversity in our Own Backyards

635.9517 HUDDLES
Huddleston, S.
Grow Native: Landscaping With Native and Adapted Plants of the Rocky Mountains

635.9517 JOHNSON
Johnson, Lorraine
Grow Wild: Low Maintenance, Sure Success, Distinctive Gardening with Native Plants

635.952 DRY
Brown-Folsom, Debra
Dry Climate Gardening with Succulents

635.9525 CHATTO
Beth Chatto’s Gravel Garden: Drought-resistant Planting Throughout the Year

635.9525 DUFFIEL 1998
Duffield, Mary Rose
Plants for Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow, and Enjoy

635.9525 XERISCA 1998
Denver Water Dept.
Xeriscape Plant Guide

635.955 CHATTO
Chatto, Beth
The Dry Garden

635.96 ATKINSO 
Atkinson, Robert E.
Complete Book of Groundcovers: Lawns You Don’t Have to Mow

OV 635.964 WATKINS 1987
Watkins, James A.
Turf Irrigation Manual: The Complete Guide to Turf and Landscape Sprinkler Systems

635.9647 NATURAL 1993
Roach, Margaret
The Natural Lawn & Alternatives

712.6 COX
Cox, Jeff
Landscaping With Nature: Using Nature’s Designs to Plan Your Yard

712.6 SMYSER
Smyser, Carl A.
Nature’s Design: A Practical Guide to Natural Landscaping

Websites

Colorado Springs Utilities - Xeriscape  http://www.csu.org/environment/xeriscape/index.html
providing detailed information on water conservation through xeriscape techniques and plant selection. Also offering information on plant performance, soils, climate, turf, landscape design and more.

Landscape Water Conservation http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/xeriscape/xeriscape.html  Information on Xeriscape provided by Texas A&M

Sustainable Building Sourcebook: Xeriscape   http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/xeriscape.html

Xeriscape Colorado  http://www.xeriscape.org/  
Is a non-profit membership group promoting creative approaches to water conserving landscapes. It is a network of interested volunteers representing all aspects of the landscape industry, municipal and public agencies and the general public.

 
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