Lush & Efficient - Landscape Gardening in the Coachella Valley

Desert Gardens can be Lush and Efficient. The image of a desert garden consisting only of cacti, boulders and gravel is a common one, but this perception is no longer accurate. Many new native and adapted plants are now available that are lush in appearance yet are efficient users of water. They are proven to provide as much or more interest over long periods than their water-thirsty counterparts. This book tells how to select and grow more than 300 plants -trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, cacti, ornamental grasses and flowering annuals and perennials- adapted to California's Coachella Valley. It also explains how to design a water-efficient landscape for any size lot. An extensive chapter tells how to install an irrigation system that is right for your home, and shows how to water plants easily and efficiently. The result becomes a landscape that you'll enjoy, while conserving the desert's most precious resource - water. (CD Included) Coachella Valley Water District, 2006, 160 pages, softcover