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Find Out More... Books | Brochures & Booklets| Magazines & Articles| Catalogs | Web Sites| Videos & DVDs| Books (Alphabetical order) • (The) Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses ISBN: 0-87596-100-2 • by John Greenlee • Grow Native, Landscaping with Native and Apt Plants of the Rocky Mountains ISBN 1-55591-373-3, B/W photos, charts, Paperback 9 x 9, 96 pages • by S. Huddleston and M. Hussey • Native Plants for High Elevation Western Gardens ISBN 1-55591-475-6, 250 full-color photos, Paperback 7 x 10, 368 pages • by Janice Busco and Nancy R. Morin • Passionate Gardening, Good Advice for Challenging Climates by Lauren Springer and Rob Proctor • Rocky Mountain Garden Survival Guide ISBN 1-55591-507-8, 4 1Ú2 x 8 122 pages Paperback • by Susan J. Tweit • Sunbelt Gardening: Success in Hot-Weather Climates by Tom Peace • Taylor Guide to Ornamental Grasses Houghton Mifflin Co, May 1997 • by Taylor Guides • (The) Undaunted Garden - Planting for Weather-Resilient Beauty by Lauren Springer • Waterwise Garden Care - Your Practical Guide High Country Gardens, 2005 • by David Salman • Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest Chamisa Books, 1999 • by Jim Knopf • Xeriscape Colorado, The Complete Guide Westcliffe Publishers, 2004 • by David Winger & Connie Ellefson • (The) Xeriscape Flower Gardener Johnson Books, 1991 • by Jim Knopf • Xeriscape Handbook: A How-To Guide to Natural, Resource-Wise Gardening Fulcrum Publishing, May 1999 • by Gayle Weinstein • Xeriscape Plant Guide Fulcrum Publishing, 1996 • David Winger, Editor • Xeriscape Color Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes Fulcrum Publishing, 1998 • by David Winger, Denver Water • (The) Zen of Gardening in the High and Arid West, Tips, Tools, and Techniques ISBN 1-55591-457-8, 5 B/W illustrations, 1 B/W map, Paperback 6 x 9, 240 pages • by David Wann Timber Press Books: (no particular order) www.timberpress.com • The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke • Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke • Lavender, The Grower's Guide by Virginia McNaughton • The Gardener's Guide to Growing Penstemons by David Way and Peter James • The Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias by John Sutton • A Book of Salvias, Sages for Every Garden by Betsy Clebsch • The New Book of Salvias, Sages for Every Garden by Betsy Clebsch • Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants, A Gardener's Guide by Mary Irish and Gary Irish • Succulents, The Illustrated Dictionary by Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo • Succulents II, The Illustrated Dictionary by Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo • The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti and Other Succulents by Keith Grantham and Paul Klaassen • Cacti, The Illustrated Dictionary by Rod Preston-Mafham and Ken Preston-Mafham Top of Page Brochures & Booklets • The Rocky Mountain Perennial Plant Guide 1995 (aka "The CNA Blue Book") • by Colorado Nursery Association (Available through most Front Range Nurseries) • Rocky Mountain Plant Guide 1993 (aka "The CNA Red Book") • by Colorado Nursery Association (Available through most Front Range Nurseries) • At Home With Xeriscape 2003 Denver Water and Xeriscape Colorado, Brochure • Native Grasses, Bulletin 450-A, 1992 Colorado State University Cooperative Extension • Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Gardening Publications Online www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/pubgard.html Publication number and title: • XCM-223 Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Water Quality and the Environment • 4.702 Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens • 7.214 Mulches for Home Grounds • 7.220 Colorado Gardening: Challenge to Newcomers • 7.225 Landscaping for Energy Conservation • 7.228 Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping • 7.234 Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard • 7.235 Choosing a Soil Amendment • 7.236 Landscaping on Expansive Soils • 7.239 Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System • 7.240 Home Landscape Watering During Drought Top of Page Magazines & Articles • X is for Xeriscape by Laurie D'Audney. Colorado Green magazine, Winter 1998, Vol. 13, No. 1. • In the beginning... A history of Xeriscape by Ken Ball. Colorado Green magazine, Winter 1998, Vol. 13, No. 1. Top of Page Catalogs with Useful Reference Info • High Country Gardens Free "catalog and handbook" - plant information and pictorial resource. Articles in catalog and on web site. Sign up for their free online Xeriscaping newsletter. 800/925-9387 www.highcountrygardens.com/ • Plants of The Southwest Free catalog - plant information and pictorial resource. 800/788-7333 www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/ • Dripworks Drip irrigation supplies, suppliers to the pros. Articles on website, tips in catalog. 800/522-3747 www.dripworksusa.com/ • Western Native Seed Free catalog with descriptions. Wildflowers, grasses, sedges, rushes, trees, shrubs, vines, woody plants and regional native plant seed mixes. 719/942-3935, www.westernnativeseed.com Top of Page Web Sites • City of Boulder Xeriscape Web Site http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/environmentalaffairs/ipm/lawn_xeriscape.htm • City of Ft Collins Xeriscape Web Site http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/water/xeriscape.php • City of Golden Xeriscape Web Site http://ci.golden.co.us/dept/envser/xeriscape.htm • City of Greeley: Xeriscape FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) http://www.ci.greeley.co.us/2n/PageFAQ.asp?fkOrgID=117 • Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscape and the Demonstration Garden Online www.csu.org/csu/xeri/ • Denver Public Library Xeriscape Information http://www.denver.lib.co.us/dpl/news/xeriscape.html • Denver Water Xeriscape www.water.denver.co.gov/xeriscapeinfo/xeriscapeframe.html • Dripworks Drip irrigation supplies, suppliers to the pros. Articles on website, tips in catalog. www.dripworksusa.com/ • High Country Gardens Tips, articles, free online newsletter about Xeriscape www.highcountrygardens.com/ • Misconceptions about Xeriscaping Corrected! http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/local/misconcept.html • Plant Select® www.ext.colostate.edu/psel/index.html • Plants of The Southwest www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/ • PlantTalk®: Learning More about Xeriscaping http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ptlk/1904.html • X-Rated® Gardening by Garden Centers of Colorado Creators of "Get X-Rated Xeriscape Gardening", the plant list and info brochure available at many garden centers throughout Colorado. Watch for the X-Rated plant tags too! www.xratedgardening.com/ Top of Page Videos, CDs, & DVDs • Xeriscape: A Quiet Revolution, Video, 1992 Denver Museum of Natural History and Denver Water • Your Own Back Yard: A Xeriscape Primer, Video, 1992 Linda Rea Productions • Efficient Water Management in the Landscape, San Luis , CA, Video San Luis Video • Beautiful Gardens With Less Water, San Francisco , CA, Video Sunset Films & Television • Xeriscape, Landscaping to Save Water, Time and Money, Bureau of Reclamation, 1991, Video Utah Division of Water Resources • Boulder Xeriscapes, Gardening with Our Climate, 1995, CD-Rom City of Boulder, Colorado Top of Page For more complete bibliographies on water conservation, related horticulture topics, and Xeriscape please contact: WaterWiser: The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse The American Water Works Association 6666 West Quincy Avenue Denver, CO 80235 www.waterwiser.org Denver Water Office of Water Conservation 1600 West 12th Avenue Denver, CO 80204 303-628-6343 www.denverwater.org or The Water Utility or the Cooperative Extension Agent in your area. 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