Product Gallery - Gardening Books - Dry Conditions

Gardening Without Water

Charlotte Green - Search Press Ltd - March 1999 - Paperback - List Price £8.95

Easy and effective remedies for coping with water shortage in the garden are tackled in this book. It also covers special treatments and planting methods to help combat the effects of drought. Conservation, irrigation and mulching techniques are explained in detail, with a beautifully illustrated section on drought resistant plants.

RHS Practicals: Drought Resistant Gardening

RHS - Penquin Books - February 2003 - Paperback - List Price £4.99

Contains practical information on gardening in dry areas and times of drought including: choosing drought-resistant plants, adapting your garden to save water, ideal planting plans, making the best uses of water - and much more.

The Dry Garden

Beth Chatto - Orion Books - June 1998 - Paperback - List Price £8.99

As our climate is changing to result in increasingly hot summers and dry winters, gardeners need guidance on plants that will thrive in dry conditions. This book provides readers with information on types of soil and the various principles of the design and management of dry gardens.

Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach

Heidi Gildemeister - Univ of Cailfornial - January 2003- Paperback - List Price £13.54

Gardening in harmony with a Mediterranean climate means taking advantage of winter rain and allowing the garden to rest over hot summers. This illustrated practical handbook provides gardeners with a comprehensive guide to waterwise gardening, with over 1000 drought-tolerant Mediterranean plants chosen for their beauty and for their easygoing ways.

Plants for Dry Gardens - Beating the Drought

Jane Taylor - Frances Lincoln Publishers - March 1998 - Paperback - £16.99

The intention of this book, is to introduce to readers a wider range of plants suited to gardening in Mediterranean climate areas of the world.There are enormous variety of plants as yet scarcely known that can adorn our Mediterranean gardens.

Plants for Mediterranean Climate Gardens

Trevor Nottle = Rosenberg Publishing - October 2003 - Paperback - List Price £9.99

This completely revised and updated encyclopedia offers expert RHS advice on the entire range of gardening techniques. It has been expanded to include new plants and gardening styles, and the latest horticultural developments. Divided into two sections "Creating the Garden", and "Maintaining the Garden".

Gardening the Mediterranean Way - Solutions for Summer Dry Climates

Heidi Gildemeister - Thames & Hudson - July 2004 - Hardback - List Price £19.95

Summer drought and poor soil confronts gardeners with difficult garden conditions that impose stress on plants and gardener alike. However, it needn't be so. In practical and inspirational terms, Gardening the Mediterranean Way shows the reader how to create a healthy, lush garden that conserves water, and uses environmentally friendly, chemical-free methods.

Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates

Graham Payne- The Harwood Press - December 2002 - Hardcover - List Price £29.95

No image of the Mediterranean is complete without flowering climbers covering the walls, brilliant oleanders lining the roads and colourful shrubs in gardens. However, such plants can be enjoyed far beyond the Mediterranean, in both small and large gardens with similar climates, or in cooler regions in conservatories.

Designing & Creating a Mediterranean Garden

Freda Cox - The Crowood Press - February 2006 - Hardcover - List Price £25.00

How often have you wished that you could eliminate the strenuous and time-consuming chore of watering the garden? How often have you though about growing Mediterranean plants but feared they could not survive in a cooler, less hospitable climate? By following the advice in this book, you can do all these things and more.

Dry Climate Gardening

Gail Wienstein- Meredith Books (US) - January 2004- Paperback - List Price £11.99

Features: Techniques for landscapes and gardens that receive less than 20 inches of annual rainfall; Inspiring garden scenes in 17 states-from cold and warm deserts, dry grasslands, and Mediterranean climates; Selection guide details 85 trees, shrubs, and perennials appropriate for dry climates; Special chapter highlights efficient irrigation systems.