Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Bennett, Jennifer. Title: Dry-land gardening : a xeriscaping guide for dry-summer, cold-winter climates / Jennifer Bennett. Publisher, Date: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books, ©1998. Description: 176 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: Details the techniques of xeriscaping, including water conservation strategies and groundcover nuturing, and lists the types of flowers, herbs, and vegetables that are used in dry-land gardening. Subjects: Xeriscaping. Drought-tolerant plants. Contents: 1. Water ways. Using rainwater -- Measuring water -- Saving water in the garden -- Watering systems -- Garden-water conservation -- Household-water conservation -- How much do you use? -- Driest of the dry. 2. Garden survival techniques. Plant choice -- Sowing seeds -- Cuttings -- Transplanting -- Planting time -- Antidesiccants -- Invasive plants -- Windbreaks -- Sun and shade -- Using rocks -- Soil, fertilizer and compost -- Mulch -- Additional winter protection -- Containers -- Heatproofing the gardener -- Trees under stress. 3. Lawns, grasses and groundcovers. Existing lawns -- New lawns -- Sodding or sowing -- Mowing -- Pest problems -- Fertilizing -- Weeds -- Hardscape groundcovers -- Lawn grasses -- Ornamental grasses -- Groundcovers -- Covering ground -- Groundcovers for dry shade. 4. Bulbs. Hardy bulbs -- Beginning strategies -- Tender bulbs. 5. Perennials and vines. Vines -- Beginning strategies. 6. Vegetables and annual flowers. Vegetables -- Vegetables from seeds -- Vegetables from transplants -- No raised beds -- Saving seeds -- Flowers -- Everlastings -- Grasses. 7. Herbs. Plots and pots. 8. Roses and shrubs. LCCN: 98114022 ISBN: 9781552092217 1552092216 Other Number: 38430692 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 59152 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 635.952 Bennett Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
