Month-by-Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest by Mary Trish

Month-by-Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest takes the guesswork out of gardening – and your garden will show the results.

This book is organized by 10 plant categories:

• annuals
• bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers
• cacti, succulents, and other desert perennials
• fruits
• grasses
• perennials
• roses
• shrubs
• trees
• vegetables and herbs

Each of these categories are then broken down into the month-by-month formula.

The book is geared towards those in cold hardiness zones 8a-10 from the eastern edge of New Mexico (including El Paso, TX), south to the Mexican border, west to the desert regions of southern California (including Palm Springs), and north to Las Vegas.

Unfortunately, even though we’re in the desert southwest. It doesn’t include our northern Arizona region.

Book Description:

When is the best time to plant trees and shrubs? When should I prune my roses? Should I fertilize my lawn now?

If you’ve ever asked yourself questions such as these, Month-by-Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest is for you. It’s filled with advice and information designed to help you become a more successful gardener – month by month.

About the Author:

Mary Irish is a garden writer, lecturer and educator. She lived and worked in Arizona for 25 years before returning in 2012 to her native Texas, where she currently manages the plant sales program at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. She is a frequent contributor to national and regional publications, including American Gardener and Nursery Management, and has written several previous regional gardening guides for Cool Springs Press. She was also a contributor to Cool Springs’ Water-Wise Plants for the Southwest. She and her husband Gary live in Castroville, Texas, a historic town in the South Texas plains.

Book Details:

• Month-by-Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest: $19.99 MSRP
• Paperback: 319 pages
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press; First edition (April 9, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 1591860008
• ISBN-13: 978-1591860006
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.8 x 10.1 inches