The dry gardening handbook :plants and practices for a changing climate /Olivier Filippi.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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London ;New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Thames & Hudson,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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208 p. :col. ill., col. maps ;32 cm.
NOTES PERTAINING TO BINDING AND AVAILABILITY
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-201) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Plants and drought : An undiscovered diversity ; Survival strategies ; A scale of drought resistance -- Drought and the garden : Choosing drought-adapted plants ; Successful planting ; Best water-management practices ; Maintaining the dry garden -- An A to Z of plants for the dry garden : 500 perennials, shrubs and climbers.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A guide to creating gardens that will thrive in the face of water shortages and dry conditions provides an A-to-Z listing of more than five hundred drought-resistant plants, shares tips for planting and maintenance, and provides hundreds of original photographs.