Native Plants for High-Elevation Western Gardens
            
            by Janice Busco & Nancy R. Morin
            Paperback, 356 Pages, 250 Full Color Photographs
            Fulcrum Books; ISBN: 1-55591-475-6 ; Dimensions (in inches): 7x10

   
People who live in the high-altitude regions of the American West (5,000 feet and above) are familiar with the many challenges in creating beautiful, enduring gardens, from water shortages to extremes of temperature. Native Plants for High-Elevation Western Gardens is an authoritative guide that recommends 150 species of native plants guaranteed to be low-maintenance successes for home gardeners. The book comprises perennials, grasses, bulbs, vines, ferns, and ground covers—from Western yarrow to prairie zinnia, evening primrose to penstemons—all carefully cultivated and tested in the 200-acre living museum of plants and habitats created by the staff of The Arboretum at Flagstaff.

Full-color photographs accompany all plant descriptions, as well as a discussion of each plant’s natural history, features, and cultivation—including Native American traditional uses. In addition, the book offers intriguing sidebars about unusual plants, an annotated zone map, a reading list, and a list of resources.