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Desert Landscaping : How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest by George Brookbank (1992, Trade Paperback)

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Desert Landscaping: How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest by George Brookbank.

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George Brookbank has distilled nearly twenty years' experience--as an extension agent in urban horticulture with the University of Arizona--into a practical book that tells how to avoid problems with desert landscaping before they occur and how to correct those that do. In the first part, "How to Start and Maintain a Desert Landscape," he provides 28 easy-to-use chapters that address concerns ranging from how to start a wildflower garden to how to cope with Texas root rot. In Part Two, "A Month-By-Month Maintenance Guide," he offers a handy almanac that tells what to do and what to watch out for each month of the year, with cross-references to the chapters in Part One. Homeowners who maintain their own landscape will find in this book ways to make the work more satisfying and productive, while those who hire landscape contractors can make sure the work is done effectively and economically. "You'll find all kinds of books on desert landscape design and materials, irrigation system and design, and landscape installation," says Brookbank. "So far as I know, however, this is the only book that tells you what to do with what you've got and how to keep it growing." CONTENTS Part 1 - How to Start and Maintain a Desert Landscape 1. Desert Conditions: How They Are "Different" 2. Plants Are Like People: They're Not Alike 3. Use Arid-Land Plants to Save Water 4. How to Irrigate in the Desert 5. How to Design and Install a Drip Irrigation System 6. Soils and Their Improvement I: How to Plant in the Desert 7. Soils and Their Improvement II: How to Use Fertilizers 8. What to Do When Things Go Wrong: A Troubleshooter's Guide 9. How to Avoid--and Repair--Frost Damage 10. How to Control "Weeds" 11. Palo Verde Borer Beetle: What to Do 12. How to Avoid Texas Root Rot 13. When You Move Into an Empty House 14. What to Do About Roots in Drains 15. How to Dig Up Plants and Move Them 16. How to Have Flower Bed Color All Year 17. Landscape Gardening with Containers 18. Starting Wildflowers 19. Starting a Lawn 20. Making and Keeping a Good Hedge 21. Pruning Trees and Shrubs 22. Palm Tree Care 23. Caring for Saguaros, Ocotillos, Avages, and Prickly Pears 24. Roses in the Desert: Hard Work and Some Disappointments 25. Landscaping with Citrus 26. Swimming Pools: Plants, Play, and Water-Saving 27. Landscape Maintenance While You're Away 28. Condominiums: Common Grounds, Common Problems Part 2 - A Month-by-Month Maintenance Guide

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816512019
ISBN-13
9780816512010
eBay Product ID (ePID)
691738

Product Key Features

Book Title
Desert Landscaping : How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest
Author
George Brookbank
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Plants / General, Climatic / Desert, Regional / General, Landscape
Publication Year
1992
Genre
Nature, Gardening
Number of Pages
264 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
22.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes
Brookbank, George
Lc Classification Number
Sb427.5.B76 1991
Reviews
"It is this hands-on approach that makes Brookbank's books, like the man, so accessible." — Phoenix Home and Garden "The spare supply of books on this subject makes any new entry welcome. . . . But this is not just any new entry, but an exceptionally practical and helpful one." — Prime Time "Exceptionally practical and helpful . . . This is a dandy!" — Book Talk, "It is this hands-on approach that makes Brookbank's books, like the man, so accessible." -- Phoenix Home and Garden "The spare supply of books on this subject makes any new entry welcome. . . . But this is not just any new entry, but an exceptionally practical and helpful one." -- Prime Time "Exceptionally practical and helpful . . . This is a dandy!" -- Book Talk, "It is this hands-on approach that makes Brookbank's books, like the man, so accessible." - Phoenix Home and Garden "The spare supply of books on this subject makes any new entry welcome. . . . But this is not just any new entry, but an exceptionally practical and helpful one." - Prime Time "Exceptionally practical and helpful . . . This is a dandy!" - Book Talk
Copyright Date
1992
Lccn
91-021559
Dewey Decimal
635.9/52
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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