Resources
Local Educational Resources
Resources
Non-Functional Turfgrass:
Non-Functional Turfgrass Definition
Non-Functional Turfgrass FAQ’s
Plants:
Native Plant Society of New Mexico
NM State Forestry Division: Urban and Community Forestry
NM State Forestry Division: Re-Leaf Program
NM Department of Agriculture: Pesticide Compliance Division
Water efficiency / Conservation / Irrigation:
A Waterwise Guide to Rainwater Harvesting
A Waterwise Guide to Rainwater Harvesting (Spanish version)
Xeriscaping: The Complete How To Guide
Rainwater Harvesting, Supply from the Sky
Low Volume Irrigation Design and Installation Guide
Using Gray Water in New Mexico’s Residential Landscapes
Irrigation Video Series from OSE
Xeriscape Guide
Educational Events and Classes
The Master Gardener Hotline: (505) 292-7144 March-October, 9:30-2:30 Monday – Friday
New Mexico Garden Clubs resource page
Bernalillo County Master Composters
Xeric Garden Club of Albuquerque
Books
Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants. Mary Irish, Portland Oregon: Timber Press, 2000.
A Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque. Jean-Luc Cartron, David Lightfoot, Jane Mygatt, Sandra Brantley and Timothy Lowrey, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 2008.
Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest. George Oxford Miller, Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press, 2007.
Native Plants for High-Elevation Western Gardens. Janice Busco and Nancy R. Morin, Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 2003.
Natural by Design. Judith Phillips, Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995.
New Mexico Gardener’s Guide, Revised Edition. Judith Phillips, Brentwood, TN: Cool Springs Press, 2005.
New Mexico Plants Made Easy, Jill Brown, Albuquerque, NM, self-published, 2015.
Plants for Natural Gardens. Judith Phillips, Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995.
Penstemons. Robert Nold, Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1999.
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1 and 2. Brad Lancaster, Tucson, Arizona: Rainsource Press, 2006 and 2008.
Southwestern Landscaping with Native Plants, Revised Edition. Judith Phillips, Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press (First edition 1987, 2002).
Water-Wise Plants for the Southwest. Nan Sterman, Mary irish, Judith Phillips, and Joe Lamp’l, Brentwood, TN: Cool Springs Press, 2010.
Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science and Cooperative Extension Service, Jackson, Wyoming: University of Wyoming, 1991.