The Watersmart Garden: 100 Great Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape

The Watersmart Garden: 100 Great Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape

The Watersmart Garden: 100 Great Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape

The Watersmart Garden: 100 Great Plants for the Tropical Xeriscape

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Overview

Two of Hawai‘i’s foremost horticulturalists, Fred Rauch and Paul Weissich, have chosen 100 plants perfect for inclusion in Hawai‘i’s watersmart xeriscape gardens. These carefully chosen plants, all readily available and fairly simple to maintain, are described and illustrated in this guide to planning a water-saving garden for the tropical climate. The Watersmart Garden will help you to select and group plants to create a beautiful garden while saving our most precious resource―water. Xeriscape principles are carefully explained and made easy to incorporate in your garden. Plants are organized by size and by water usage, while thoughtful plant notes will guide the interested gardener in planning for everything from the beach garden to a lei maker’s paradise. The book is beautifully illustrated with photographs of each plant in situ and with flowers or foliage in close-up.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780824838966
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date: 11/30/2013
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Fred D. Rauch is emeritus professor of horticulture at the University of Hawai'i, where he served as Extension Specialist in Horticulture for twenty-five years.

Paul R. Weissich, a licensed landscape architect, was director of Honolulu Botanical Gardens from 1957 to 1989. Since his retirement, he has been active as a consultant and volunteer on numerous landscaping projects. He is coauthor of Plants for Tropical Landscapes: A Gardener's Guide.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

Ground Covers 1

Small Shrubs: 2-6 Feet 28

Medium Shrubs: 6-10 Feet 64

Large Shrubs: Over 10 Feet 96

Small Trees: 15-30 Feet 134

Medium Trees: 30-50 Feet 168

Large Trees: Over 50 Feet 198

Vines 203

Appendix A Plant List Organized by Zone 213

Appendix B Xeriscape Plants for Hedges, Wind Breaks, and Screens 217

Appendix C Colors for the Xeriscape 219

Appendix D Xeriscape Plants for the Beach Garden 225

Appendix E Evapotranspiration 227

Appendix F Hawai'i-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Project 229

Suggested Reading 231

Index 233

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