Dry-Land Gardening: A Xeriscaping Guide For Dry-Summer, Cold-Winter Climates

Dry-Land Gardening: A Xeriscaping Guide for Dry-Summer, Cold-Winter Climates

Garden writer Jennifer Bennett's home is atop an exposed limestone hill, where the soil dries quickly after a rain and rains seldom come. Gardening where the summers are hot and prone to periods of drought, where the winters are snowy one week and freezing rain the next, has led Bennett to xeriscaping -- a gardening approach that favors not only water conservation but also the conservation of time, energy and other resources.