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Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how! As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it's more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you'll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you'll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations. Also includes information on:Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrelsEmploying methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant rootsBeing more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigationPlanting containers that require less-frequent watering Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it's needed Author and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape. 

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""As a Pacific Northwest gardener, I am familiar with Noelle's work in the temperate areas of Arizona, so I was curious about what she can offer a PNW gardener. This book is a great resource for understanding the culture of drought, conservation, capture, and water use in the garden. It is timely and essential to look at all options for your garden. Noelle touches on all methods of efficiently getting water to the garden with easy-to-understand drawings, photos and explanations to help you choose and create a beautiful water-wise garden."" --Sue Goetz, Designer, Horticulturist, Author and Speaker Water is such a precious resource. But when it comes to conserving it, how do we know where to start? Author Noelle Johnson offers a wealth of strategies and solutions that are applicable no matter where you live and the type of gardening you engage in. Water-Smart Gardens is a must-read for all gardeners and homeowners! --Susan Mulvihill, author of ""The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook"" and ""The Vegetable Garden The Water-Smart Garden: Techniques and Strategies for Conserving, Capturing, and Efficiently Using Water in Today's Climate... and Tomorrow's by Noelle Johnson is an indispensable guide for creating a sustainable, water-efficient garden. With Johnson's extensive experience in Southwest gardening and drought-tolerant plants, this book provides practical strategies for every aspect of water conservation--from selecting the right plants and building drought-resistant soil to capturing rainwater and maintaining low-water plants.The book's stunning, full-color photographs are both inspirational and instructional, offering clear visual guidance on implementing these techniques. Whether you're an experienced gardener or a beginner, Johnson's expert advice and beautiful visuals make this an essential resource for transforming your garden into a model of efficiency and beauty. The Water-Smart Garden is a must-read for anyone committed to thriving, eco-friendly gardening--Shawna Coronado, author of 101 Organic Garden Hacks: Eco-Friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden

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Noelle Johnson is a horticulturist, landscape consultant, and garden writer who lives in the Phoenix, Arizona, metro area. Popularly known as ""AZ Plant Lady,"" her passion for over 20 years has been to inspire and teach people to create, grow, and maintain beautiful gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. She is the author of the popular blog Desert Gardening 101, where she has been imparting essential gardening advice for over 10 years. Noelle has been an instructor at both the Desert Botanical Garden and the Tucson Botanical Gardens, and also speaks to garden groups about desert gardening. Over her career, Noelle has written for Water Use It Wisely, Birds & Blooms magazine, Houzz, Phoenix Home & Garden magazine, and The Home Depot. Her goal is to give people the knowledge they need to create, grow, and maintain a beautiful garden that thrives in a hot, dry climate.

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