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Low-Maintenance Landscaping

Want a yard without the work? Learn more about designing a lawn that will flourish with minimal effort with these books about sustainable gardening.

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  • The Regenerative Garden

    80 Practical Projects for Creating a Self-sustaining Garden Ecosystem

    Rose, Stephanie (Gardener),
    Discover how to work with nature, instead of against it, by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more beautiful and productive, but also more resilient. Through 80 DIY projects, you'll find you've reduced your…
    Book, 2022Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2022. — 635.0484 ROSE
  • Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates

    Helping Your Garden Flourish While Conserving Water! : Outwit Droughts With Expert Guidance

    Kourik, Robert
    Explains how to use less water yet increase the yields of vegetables and promote the growth and flowering of all plants--trees, shrubs, and container plants--in any climate. This fully revised edition incorporates new information essential for…
    Book, 2009[Santa Rosa, Calif.?] : Metamorphic Press, [2009] — 635.0487 KOURIK
  • Rock Gardening

    Reimagining a Classic Style

    Tychonievich, Joseph,
    Discover the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop. Explore gorgeous rock gardens from around the world, learn the techniques and methods specific to creating…
    Book, 2016Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2016. — 635.9672 TYCHONI
  • Hot Color, Dry Garden

    Inspiring Designs and Vibrant Plants for the Waterwise Gardener

    Sterman, Nan,
    This inspiration-packed guide busts common low-water gardening myths, showcases vibrant waterwise gardens, and suggests more than 150 bright, drought-tolerant plants. Stop thinking dry means drab. Sterman's colorful ideas are guaranteed to dazzle.
    Book, 2018Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2018. — 635.9525 STERMAN
  • Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens

    200 Drought-tolerant Choices for All Climates

    Ogden, Lauren Springer
    This practical and inspiring guide to the best 200 plants guaranteed to thrive in low-water gardens includes everything from trees to succulents, perennials to bulbs--all selected for their wide adaptability and ornamental value.
    Book, 2011Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2011. — 635.9525 OGDEN
  • The Water-saving Garden

    How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden With a Lot Less Water

    Penick, Pam,
    Provides gardeners and homeowners with a diverse array of techniques and plentiful inspiration for creating sustainable gardens that are so beautiful and inviting, it’s hard to believe they are water-thrifty.
    Book, 2016Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016] — 635.9 PENICK
  • Western Garden Book of Easy-care Plantings

    the Ultimate Guide to Low-water Beds, Borders and Containers

    This book illustrates that intricate, fragrant, and well-designed gardens don't need to be time-consuming to tend. Gardeners of all levels will learn about the types of plants that make their gardens as easy to care for as they are easy on the eyes.
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Time Home Entertainment Inc., [2015] — 635.95 WESTERN
  • Drought-resistant Planting

    Lessons From Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden

    Chatto, Beth,
    The story of how Beth Chatto created her gravel garden on 'possibly the driest, and the most windswept, piece of soil in England'. Rich with hard-won tips and expressed in Chatto's matchless style, this is a gardening classic.
    Book, 2016London : Frances Lincoln Limited, 2016. — 635.9525 CHATTO
  • Lawn Gone!

    Low-maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard

    Penick, Pam
    A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner.
    Book, 2013Berkeley [Calif.] : Ten Speed Press, [2013] — 712 PENICK
  • The Colorful Dry Garden

    Over 100 Flowers and Vibrant Plants for Drought, Desert & Dry Times

    Gilmer, Maureen,
    A design-focused, easy-to-use guide for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in dry regions of the Western United States. Here are colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plain to…
    Book, 2018Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2018] — 635.9525 GILMER
  • Gardening in Summer-dry Climates

    Plants for a Lush, Water-conscious Landscape

    Harlow, Nora,
    Learn how to make gardens that maintain and expand local and regional biodiversity, take little from the earth that is not returned, and welcome and accommodate the presence of wildlife.
    Book, 2020Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, Inc., 2020. — 635.9 HARLOW
  • Dry Gardens

    High Style for Low Water Gardens

    Nolan, Daniel (Garden designer),
    A complete look at crafting elevated and rustic gardens through a variety of environments, from pools and pocket gardens, front lawns, balconies, and living walls to retail spaces, museums, and vineyards. Each detailed project offers a different…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Rizzoli International Publications, 2018. — 635.9525 NOLAN
  • Water-smart Gardening

    Save Water, Save Money, and Grow the Garden You Want

    Maranhao, Diana,
    Offers practical advice on conserving water while maintaining a thriving garden, including efficient watering techniques, drought-tolerant plant choices, and strategies to reduce water waste, ultimately helping gardeners save money and resources.
    Book, 2015Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, [2015] — 635.9 MARANHA
  • The Bold Dry Garden

    Lessons From the Ruth Bancroft Garden

    Silver, Johanna,
    Packed with growing and maintenance tips, profiles of signature plants for a dry garden, and innovative design techniques, this stunningly photographed guide has everything you need to create a garden that is lush, waterwise, and welcoming.
    Book, 2016Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2016. — 635.9 SILVER
  • Learn how it's possible to have vibrant, unique, gorgeous landscapes that incorporate grasses, perennials, shrubs, trees, groundcovers, and succulents without wasting hundreds of gallons of water each day.
    Book, 2023Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023] — 635.9 CHACE
  • Waterwise Gardening

    Water, Plants and Climate : a Practical Guide

    Cooke, Ian, 1949-
    Find advice on dealing with global warming, being green, looking at ways of storing and recycling water, using mulches and choosing drought-tolerant plants.
    Book, 2008London : New Holland, 2008. — 635.9525 COOKE