Contains information on 101 plants native to the Chihuahuan Desert, covering: wildflowers, cacti, succulents, shrubs, and trees.
Introduction; Climate and Plant Adaptation in the Chilhuahuan Desert; Designing a Desert Garden; Desert Births: Propagation; Care of Desert Plants; Growing Desert Plants Under Non-desert Conditions; Pleasure Gardens; Desert Plant Encyclopedia; Locations for Viewing Native Plants; Mail-order Sources for Seeds and Plants; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography.