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Videos, CD's & DVD's            
       
Xeriscape: A Quiet Revolution, Video 1992      
Denver Museum of Natural History and Denver Water      
            
Your Own Backyard: A Xeriscape Primer, Video 1992      
Linda Rea Productions          
            
Efficient Water Management in the Landscape, Video     
San Luis Video           
            
Beautiful Gardens With Less Water, Video    
Sunset Films & Television     
            
Xeriscape, Landscaping to Save Water, Time and Money, Video 1991  
Bureau of Reclamation and Utah Division of Water Resources   
            
Boulder Xeriscapes, Gardening with Our Climate, CD-Rom 1995    
City of Boulder, Colorado       
            
Xeriscape DVD: Discover Douglas County's Gardening Toolbox, DVD 2007     
Douglas County Water Resource Authority         
            
Lawn to Lush, Video       
Southern Nevada Water Authority

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Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado

City of Boulder Xeriscape Web Site 

City of Ft Collins Xeriscape Web Site 

City of Golden Xeriscape Web Site

City of Greeley Xeriscape Web Site

Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscape Web Site 

Colorado State University Turf Program

Colorado State University Answer Link

Colorado State University Extension Service

Colorado State University Extension Native Plant Master

Colorado Tree Coalition

Denver Botanic Garden

Denver Public Library Xeriscape Information
Denver Water Xeriscape website

ET System: Hunter Industries

Efficient Irrigation Technology Websites
Control Devices          
Weather Based
ET System: Hunter Industries
ET Manager: Rain Bird Corporation
Smart Dial: Irritrol Systems
Intellisense: Toro Company
Smartline: Weathermatic
WeatherTrak: Hydropoint Systems
Soil Moisture Based  
WaterTec and Base Station: Baseline Systems
Suspended Cycle Controllers: Acclima
Watermark and WaterSwitch: Irrometer
Sprinklers        
MP Rotator: Hunter Industries
Rotary Nozzle: Rain Bird Corporation
U-Series Nozzles: Rain Bird Corporation
Drip Irrigation        
Techline: Netafim
Professional Landscape Dripline: Hunter Industries
Landscape Dripline: Rain Bird Corporation
Accessories        
Rain Sensors: Available from most manufacturers

 

Great Basin Natives - Plants for and from the Intermountain West

GreenCO - Green Industries of Colorado

 High Country Gardens 

Kids Gardening - Helping Young Minds Grow

Misconceptions about Xeriscaping Corrected!

New Mexico Xeriscape Council

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District xeriscape information

Plant Select®

Plants of The Southwest 

Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District xeriscape web site

USDA Plant data base

X-Rated® Gardening by Garden Centers of Colorado 

 Efficient Irrigation Technology Websites

Dripworks

GeoFlow Irrigation Products

Irrigation Association

Irrigation Tutorials

Irritrol Irrigation Systems

Keesen Water Management

Rain Bird

Star Sight Innovations Irrigation Products

 

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• X is for Xeriscape
by Laurie D'Audney. Colorado Green magazine, Winter 1998, Vol. 13, No. 1.
• In the beginning... A history of Xeriscape
by Ken Ball. Colorado Green magazine, Winter 1998, Vol. 13, No. 1.

 

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Beautiful by Design: Xeriscape Landscaping Plans 

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• The Rocky Mountain Perennial Plant Guide
1995 (aka "The CNA Blue Book") • by Colorado Nursery Association
(Available through most Front Range Nurseries)
• Rocky Mountain Plant Guide
1993 (aka "The CNA Red Book") • by Colorado Nursery Association
(Available through most Front Range Nurseries)

• At Home With Xeriscape
2003 Denver Water and Xeriscape Colorado, Brochure

• Native Grasses, Bulletin 450-A, 1992
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

• Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Gardening Publications Online
www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/pubgard.html
Publication number and title:
• XCM-223 Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Water Quality and the Environment
• 4.702 Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens
• 7.214 Mulches for Home Grounds
• 7.220 Colorado Gardening: Challenge to Newcomers
• 7.225 Landscaping for Energy Conservation
• 7.228 Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping
• 7.234 Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard
• 7.235 Choosing a Soil Amendment
• 7.236 Landscaping on Expansive Soils
• 7.239 Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System
• 7.240 Home Landscape Watering During Drought

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A Book of Salvias, Sages for Every Garden by Betsy Clebsch 
(The) Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke 
(The) Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes by Rick Darke 
(The) Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by John Greenlee 
(The) Gardener's Guide to Growing Penstemons by David Way and Peter James 
(The) Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias by John Sutton 
(The) Low-Water Flower Gardener (The Natural Garden Series) by Eric A. Johnson 
(The) New Book of Salvias, Sages for Every Garden by Betsy Clebsch 
(The) Undaunted Garden - Planting for Weather-Resilient Beauty by Lauren Springer 
(The) Xeriscape Flower Gardener by Jim Knopf 
(The) Zen of Gardening in the High and Arid West, Tips, Tools, and Techniques  by David Wann 
Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide by Gary Irish 
Best Perennials for the Rocky Mountains and High Plains by Celia Tannehill 
Cacti, The Illustrated Dictionary by Rod Preston-Mafham and Ken Preston-Mafham 
Colorado Month-to-Month Gardening (2nd Edition) by Kelli Dolicek 
Colorado Wildscapes, Bringing Conservation Home by The Audubon Society
Complete Guide to Rocky Mountain Gardening by Herb Gundell
Creating the Prairie Xeriscape: Low-maintenance, Water-efficient Gardening by Sara Williams 
Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West by Marcia Tatroe and Charles Mann 
Designing with Plants by Piet Oudolf 
Designing with Succulents by Debra Lee Baldwin
Drought Resistant Planting through the Year by Beth Chatto
Dryland Gardening: Plants that Survive and Thrive in Tough Conditions by Jennifer Bennett 
Front Yard Gardens: Growing More Than Grass by Liz Primeau 
Gardening with Altitude: Cultivating a New Western Style by Denver Botanic Gardens
Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide by Edmund C. Snodgrass 
Grow Native, Landscaping with Native and Apt Plants of the Rocky Mountains by S. Huddleston and M. Hussey 
Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, Plains and Foothills by G.K. Guennel
High Altitude Western Gardening by Marilyn Quinn 
High and Dry: Gardening with Cold-Hardy Dryland Plants by Robert Nold 
Landscape Plants For Dry Regions: More Than 600 Species From Around the World by Warren Jones 
Landscaping With Ornamental Grasses Sunset book by Fiona Gilsenan 
Landscaping with Stone (Home Landscaping) by Pat Sagui 
Lavender, The Grower's Guide by Virginia McNaughton 
Native Plants for High Elevation Western Gardens by Janice Busco and Nancy R. Morin 
Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes by Judy Mielke 
Natural by Design: Beauty and Balance in Southwest Gardens by Judith Phillips 
New Gardens of the American West: The Landscape Architect by Sarah Shaw 
Ornamental Grasses for Western Gardens by Marilyn Raff
Passionate Gardening, Good Advice for Challenging Climates by Lauren Springer and Rob Proctor 
Penstemons by Robert Nold 
Pests of the West by Whitney Cranshaw
Planting Design: Gardens in Time and Space by Piet Oudolf 
Planting the Natural Garden by Piet Oudolf
Planting the Natural Garden by Piet Oudolf 
Plants for Dry Gardens: Beating the Drought by Jane Taylor
Plants for Natural Gardens: Southwestern Native & Adaptive by Judith Phillips 
Rock Garden Design and Construction by North American Rock Garden Society 
Rocky Mountain Garden Survival Guide by Susan J. Tweit 
Rocky Mountain Gardener's Guide by John Cretti 
Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands by Francis Hapgood Elmore 
Southwestern Landscaping With Native Plants by Judith Phillips 
Successful Gardening for Colorado by 21 leading gardeners in Colorado. Publisher, Carl W. Anderson Jr. 
Succulents II, The Illustrated Dictionary by Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo 
Succulents, The Illustrated Dictionary by Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo 
Sunbelt Gardening: Success in Hot-Weather Climates by Tom Peace 
Sunset Western Landscaping Book by Kathleen Norris Brenzel 
Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building by J. William Thompson 
Taylor Guide to Ornamental Grasses  by Taylor Guides 
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke 
Tough Plants, Unkillable plants for every garden by Sharon Amos
Waterwise Garden Care - Your Practical Guide  by David Salmans 
Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest  by Jim Knopf 
Weeds of the West by Tom D. Whitson, Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parkser
Western Garden Book (Sunset Western Garden Book) by Kathleen Norris Brenzel 
Wildflowers of the Western Plains by Zoe Merriman Kirkpatrick
Xeriscape Color Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes by David Winger, Denver Water 
Xeriscape Colorado, The Complete Guide  by David Winger & Connie Ellefson 
Xeriscape Handbook: A How-To Guide to Natural, Resource-Wise Gardening by Gayle Weinstein 
Xeriscape Plant Guide David Winger, Editor 
Xeriscaping, Planning and Planting Low-Water Gardens by Mark Rumary

 

 

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