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Gardening in the Desert; A Guide to Plant Selection & Care
by Mary F. Irish
- New
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0816520577
- ISBN 13
- 9780816520572
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 2000 The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New, with light edgewear and rubbing, thus Very Good. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 175 pp 8vo. Newcomers to the Southwest usually find that their favorite landscape plants aren't suited to the hot, dry climate. Many books offer advice on adapting plants to the desert; this one tells how gardeners can better adapt themselves to the challenge. The reader will learn to stop struggling against the heat, aridity, and poor soils and instead learn to use and appreciate plants native to the desert. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009021
- Title
- Gardening in the Desert; A Guide to Plant Selection & Care
- Author
- Mary F. Irish
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0816520577
- ISBN 13
- 9780816520572
- Publisher
- The University of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- native plants, Southwestern flora, Southwestern horticulture, Southwest gardening, planting, watering plants, pruning plants, plant propagation, soils, climate, arid climates,
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Mexico Related;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- New
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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