Grow Native Landscaping with Native and Apt Plants of the Rocky Mountains

by Huddleston, Sam; Hussey, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781555913731
• ISBN10: 1555913733
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum

Summary

Experienced native gardeners of the Rocky Mountain region have learned to take difficult weather occurrences in stride. Here is a frank discussion of the hardiest of trees, shrubs and groundcovers suitable for landscaping in the rough, and at times unforgiving, Rocky Mountain climate.

Author Biography

Sam Huddleston is a noted professional planner and landscape architect. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a Member of the American Institute of Planners. He headquarters in Denver but practices throughout the West, even as far afield as Alaska. Michael Hussey grew up in Iowa, but many of his childhood summers were spent in Colorado with his geologist father. He developed a love for the area and, after a stint with Army in Augsberg, Germany, headed to Colorado and began his career as a landscape architect with the Huddleston firm.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii	(1)
Introduction: Major Environmental Influences on Plants of the Rocky Mountain Foothills	ix	(4)
Key to Terms	xiii
Deciduous Trees	1	(12)
Evergreen Trees	13	(8)
Deciduous Shrubs	21	(18)
Evergreen and Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs	39	(6)
Ground Covers	45	(10)
Grasses	55	(8)
Basic Landscape Design	63	(6)
Planting Instructions	69	(6)
Watering Schedule	75	(4)
Afterword	79	(1)
Quick Reference Chart to Native Plants	80	(2)
About the Authors	82