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Summary: Sonoran Desert Gardening
Review: This book is one of the best introductions I've found on gardening in the Sonoran desert. It is well-designed, with graphical cues that tell readers if the plant is drought-tolerant, fragrant, wildlife-friendly, Sonoran, etc.
Information is presented in convenient and easily digested sections, e.g., shrubs, trees, vines, etc. Common names are featured prominently, with botanical names underneath. (I eventually learned the botanical names so that I could read and understand books that offered more in-depth information, e.g., on particular agaves, yuccas and nolinas.) It also includes brief information on care, companion planting, bloom period, size (you'd be surprised how big some of these plants get), etc.
For supplementary information, I'd recommend the following: <a href="http://www.dbg.org">Desert Botanical Gardens</a> (especially their plant hotline and guide to desert trees), <a href="http://www.aznps.org">Arizona Native Plant Society</a> (surf the site to find some excellent brochures jam-packed with valuable, targeted info for a nominal charge, e.g., the 50-page Desert Accent Plants which features various cacti, agaves, aloes, yuccas, dasylirions, hesperaloes, nolinas, ocotillos, palms, cycads, etc.), Landscape Plants for Dry Regions by Jones and Sacamano, and finally, Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants by Irish.
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