Books on Native Plants and Landscaping with Native Plants

Art, Henry W, The Wildflower Gardener's Guide, Garden Way Publishing, 1990. This is a very useful on growing native flowers of the Southwest and California

Connelly, Kevin, Gardener's Guide to California Wildflowers, Theodore Payne Foundation, 1991. This is an inspirational book with lots of useful information.

Connelly, Kevin, Month by Month in a Waterwise Garden, Theodore Payne Foundation. They also have native plants available (see information on next page).

Dale, Nancy, Flowering Plants: Santa Monica Mountains, Coastal and Chaparral Regions of Southern California, Capra Press. This is an identification book that covers most of the native plants and wildflowers that grow on the P.V. Peninsula.

Daniels, Stevie, The Wild Lawn Handbook, Macmillan, 1995. An excellent book on alternatives to traditional lawns.

Druse, Ken, The Natural Habitat Garden, Clarkson/Potter Publ, 1994.

Ellefson, Connie, et.al., Xeriscape Gardening, Macmillan Publ. Co, 1992.

Emery, Dara E., Seed Propagation of Native California Plants, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1995. If you want to grow your own native plants from seeds, this book has the information to help do it successfully.

Gales, Donald, Wildflowers, Weeds, Weather of the P.V. Peninsula, Foldaroll, 1988. A good identification book by the local naturalist. Available at the PVP Land Conservancy (310) 541-7613 and in local book stores.

Gilmer, Maureen, California Wildfire Landscaping, Taylor Publ, 1994. This is an invaluable book for gardeners who live near flammable vegetation.

Keator, Glenn, Complete Garden Guide to the Native Perennials of California, Chronicle Books, 1990.

Keator, Glenn, Complete Garden Guide to the Native Shrubs of California, Chronicle Books, 1994. These two books have a tremendous amount of information on just about any native plant that is suited for home garden cultivation.

Lenz, Lee and Dourley, John, California Native Trees and Shrubs, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1981. This is an authoritative text that evolved from many years of the authors' first hand experience growing natives. It may be too technical for some.

O'Keefe, John M, Water-Conserving Gardens and Landscapes, Storey Publ., 1992.

Parsons, Mary Elizabeth, Wildflowers of California, Dover, 1966.

Perry, Bob, Trees and Shrubs for Dry California Landscapes, Land Design Publ, 1981. An excellent resource with color photographs.

Schmidt, Marjorie, Growing California Native Plants, University of Calif. Press, 1980. This is a very useful book on techniques and specifics of native plant gardening.

Stevenson, Violet, The Wild Garden, Viking, 1985.

Sunset Western Garden Book, Sunset Books, Sunset Publ. Corp, 1995. "The Bible" for the western gardener. Chock full of information for gardening in general, but has many native plants in the encyclopedia portion.

Tekulsky, Mathew, The Butterfly Garden, Harvard Common Press, 1985. Tells how to attract butterflies to your yard with flowers and larval food plants, many of which are native.

Wasowski, Sally and Andy, Native Gardens for Dry Climates, Clarkson Potter/Publ, 1995.