Water-wise Gardening: America's Backyard Revolution

Water-wise Gardening: America's Backyard Revolution
ISBN-10
0671738569
ISBN-13
9780671738563
Category
Gardening / Techniques
Pages
271
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Author
Thomas Christopher

Description

In an elegantly written book, the author of In Search of Lost Roses examines how water shortages and environmental concerns are prompting a remarkable solution--the emergence of low-water gardening, one of the newest, most creative areas in gardening today. Color photos.

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