Plants for Dry Gardens: Beating the Drought
By Jane Taylor.
Description
This guide to choosing and caring for drought-tolerant plants includes information on drought-beating gardening techniques and designs, showing how to make gardens that should flourish during a water shortage.The book discusses the range of climates and habitats in which drought arises, and explains the special strategies – such as light-reflecting silver leaves and storage organs such as tubers – that plants adopt to survive. It also looks at the techniques that can be applied to minimize water loss and help plants cope with dry conditions, and demonstrates a range of successfu...
ISBN(s)
0711212228, 9780711212220
