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Arizona Gardener's Guide |  | Author: Mary Irish
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 190313
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 0.6
ISBN: 1888608420
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.909791
UPC: 789172084208
EAN: 9781888608427
ASIN: 1888608420
Publication Date: December 13, 2002
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Product Description
Gardening is now the favorite outdoor leisure activity in America. Homeowners realize the health benefits available from gardening and the potential increase in their home's property value. Regional gardening titles offer the most useful advice because they provide credible information on the plants that perform best in specific states. Gardeners want information they can trust and use successfully in their own gardens. The Arizona Gardener's Guide is a full-color plant selection resource guide written especially for Arizona gardeners. It includes the top 175 landscape plants as recommended by one of Arizona's most respected horticultural experts.
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 Not very accurate July 22, 2009
Ryan C. Richards
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have had this book for over 2 years since I moved to Arizona from New England. I bought it with the intentions of helping it guide me in the right direction with my newly landscaped backyard and front yard. Upon first inspection, it seems like a great book, great photos, and all the upfront information you want, condensed into one page per plant. It's very easy to use and well laid out. HOWEVER, I have to say that after 2 years of trying to go by her watering guidelines, I now have an overly fried yard. I have tried to follow all her watering recommendations and finally gave up after 2 years of failing to produce a nice looking yard. After consulting with a local landscaper, come to find out, I should be watering most of my plants three times a week in the summers, as compared to Irish's recommendations of once per week (even in the low desert)! I find her watering recommendations to be WAY off from everyone else I talk to who lives here, and who has beautiful yards. For this reason, I'm giving this book 2 thumbs down. I also should mention that I subscribe to Phoenix Home and Garden magazine and consistently come across huge discrepancies between Mary Irish's book, and what PH&G recommends. Someone has to be wrong here, and I think it's Mary Irish. Too bad, because otherwise it's a great book!
 Arizona Gardener's Guide June 18, 2008
Polly Reinacker (Tucson, AZ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the best gardening book that I have found for Tucson, AZ. The author divides the information into sections, such as Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, etc. For each plant there is a picture on the page with care, growing tips, where and how to plant it, mature size, blooming period, and other interesting tips for the particular plant. This book has saved me alot of money by not investing in something that will not grow well here in Tucson. So far, everything I have planted using Mary Irish's advice this spring is still growing and blooming, even in our 100+ degree heat!
The Best Garden Book for Arizona! April 4, 2008
Roger S. Waynick
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far the best book written for Arizona Gardeners. Mary Irish knows more about desert gardening than anyone. Thanks!
An indispensible guide for Arizona gardeners June 30, 2007
Anita C. Challis (Phoenix, AZ)
Information from books written by authors without the experience of gardening in Arizona, do not work in this state. Mary Irish has spent her life working for a variety of Arizona gardening organizations. She knows the climate so her information works... simple as that.
This book is good for making plant selections when planning your garden. It offers nice photos and hardiness information specific to Arizona climate and soil conditions. Use in conjunction with Irish's Month-By-Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest and you should succeed.
There is a very short list of books required for Arizona gardening (see my list on Amazon)... but this one is high on it.
Good quick-reference guide for Arizona gardeners June 12, 2007
David F. Nolan (Tucson, AZ United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
We moved to Arizona two years ago, and my wife wanted a good quick reference guide to use in planting and tending our desert garden. This book fills the bill nicely, providing descriptions and clear photos of approximately 200 plants, along with tips on how to best use them in a garden. Ms. Irish's writing style is straightfoward, even a bit plodding, but readable. A good companion to "Plants for Dry Climates" by Duffield and Jones.
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