Mary Irish
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Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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A gardening guide with more 170 entries containing advice on the top landscape plant selections for Arizona, with recommendations for specific varieties, and instructions on how to plant, grow, and care for Arizona's best plants.
Author
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Language
English
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"In this guide, Mary Irish encourages readers who may be new to the desert - or desert dwellers who may be new to gardening - to 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Renowned Southwest gardening experts Mary Irish and Judith Phillips share their firsthand experiences with gardening in Arizona and New Mexico. The southwestern United States is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes and formations in the entire country. Alongside its famed attractions - the Grand Canyon, Rio Grande Gorge, and Havasu Falls among them - the region caters to a vast array of unique plant life, specially adapted to thrive
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