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 in warm, dry climates as well as at high
elevations. In Arizona & New Mexico Getting Started Garden Guide,
authors and local gardening legends Mary Irish and Judith
Phillips feature region-specific advice on planting, growing, and
caring for more than 150 of the best-performing and most desirable
plants across Arizona and New Mexico. Flowers and grasses, desert
perennials and trees, shrubs and vines . . . this plant-by-plant guide
includes useful information for the novice and the experienced gardener
alike, paying special attention to low-water-use species that enjoy the
specific climates of these two states. From the spectacular blooms of
the claret-cup hedgehog to the puffballs of the Baja fairy duster, each
plant is featured with full-color photography, detailed planting and
care instructions, and recommendations for plants that can peacefully
coexist with them. With an intuitive layout, pronunciation guides, a
custom icon key for readily accessible plant facts, and color-coded USDA
zone maps, Arizona & New Mexico Getting Started Garden Guide is the
simplest, most foolproof plant manual for gardening everywhere from
Carlsbad to Kingman.
