Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens. 2007. 347 col. photographs. 17 figs. 352 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesomeecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful coastal scrub, grasslands, deserts, oak woodlands, mixed evergreen woodlands, riparian, chaparral, mountain meadows, and wetlands--the book's twelve chapters each include sample plans for a native garden design accompanied by original drawings, color photographs, a plant list, tips on successful gardening with individual species, and more. Both residential and professional gardeners will learn the benefits of going native with gardens that require less water and fewer fertilizers, attract wildlife, engage the senses, create a sense of place, and, at the same time, preserve our rich natural heritage. - Quoted from publisher's text.