Water Wise: Native Plants for Intermountain Landscapes
by Wendy Mee, et al.
Publisher: Utah State University Press 2003
ISBN/ASIN: 0874215617
ISBN-13: 9780874215618
Number of pages: 254
Description:
This comprehensive volume provides specific information about shrubs, trees, grasses, forbs, and cacti that are native to most states in the Intermountain West, and that can be used in landscaping to conserve water, reflect and preserve the region's landscape character, and help protect its ecological integrity.
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