{"id":285,"date":"2025-01-04T21:39:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T04:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xericgardenclub.org\/xericgarden\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2025-01-04T21:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T04:45:23","slug":"xeric-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xericgardenclub.org\/index.php\/xeric-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Xeric Books\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Xeric Gardening and Landscaping Books<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The following books have been selected by the Xeric Garden Club as having practical applications for those interested in xeric gardening and landscaping.  There are many other books on the topics of xeric gardening and landscaping that are in circulation but are out of print and\/or may only be available in some libraries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/booksymbol.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290\" style=\"width:177px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants<\/strong> by Mary &amp; Gary Irish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes<\/strong> by Baker H. Morrow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Cacti of the Desert Southwest<\/strong> by Meg Qwinn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Cacti of Texas: A Field Guide<\/strong> by Michael Powell, James Weedin, Shirley Powell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Creating the Prairie Xeriscape: Low Maintenance, Water-Efficient Gardening<\/strong> by Sara Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Down to Earth<\/strong> by Albuquerque Area Extension Master Gardeners (AAEMG) (available in local bookstores)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dry Climate Gardening with Succulents (The American Garden Guides)<\/strong> by Debra Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Flowering Plants of New Mexico<\/strong> by Robert Dewitt Ivey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Gardening in the Southwest<\/strong>, Sunset Books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Gardening the Mediterranean Way: How to Create a Waterwise, Drought-Tolerant Garden<\/strong> by Heidi Gildemeister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Grow Native: Landscaping with Native and Adapted Plants of the Rocky Mountains<\/strong> by S. Huddleston and M. Hussey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Growing Desert Plants from Windowsill to Garden<\/strong> by Theodore Hodoba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Landscape Plants for Dry Regions<\/strong> by Warren Jones &amp; Charles Sacamano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Low Volume Irrigation Design and Installation Guide<\/strong>, City of Albuquerque Water Conservation Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach<\/strong> by Heidi Gildemeister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Native Gardens for Dry Climates<\/strong> by Sally &amp; Andy Wasowski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Native Plants of the Southwest, Landscaping with<\/strong> by George Miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest, Landscaping with<\/strong> by George O. Miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes<\/strong> by Judy Mielke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Native Plants, Southwestern Landscaping with<\/strong> by Judith Phillips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region<\/strong> by Sally &amp; Andy Wasowski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Natural by Design and Plants for Natural Gardens<\/strong> by Judith Phillips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>New Mexico Gardener&#8217;s Guide<\/strong> by Judith Phillips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>New Mexico Vegetation: Past, Present, and Future<\/strong> by William Dick-Peddie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xeric Gardening and Landscaping Books The following books have been selected by the Xeric Garden Club as having practical applications for those interested in xeric gardening and landscaping. 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