While this list is by no means complete, it is the start of a clearing house of Xeriscape information. Soon, we will have listings of various Xeriscape projects, from commercial to residential, public and private, names of contacts for specific Xeriscape related problems and solutions. The following wrHings and projects are listed by various topics: Xeriscape Persons/Places; Ecology/Botany; Xeriscape, Landscape Techniques/Applications; and Xeriscape Plant Materials. It is hoped that you will be able to look for a solution among the following:

Xeriscape Places to See / People to Call

City of Austin Resource Management District (Xeriscape Texas)
Faith George, Austin, TX

California Department of Water Resources, Office of Water Conservation
Suzanne Butterfield, Sacramento

Denver Water Department
Ken Ball, Denver, CO

East Bay Municipal Utility District (No. Calif. Xeriscape Committee)
Richard Bennett, Alamo, CA

Golden Elementary School Xeriscape Garden
Golden Ave., Placentia, CA

El Modena High School Xeriscape Garden
Esplanade Street, Orange, CA

Heritage Hill County Park/Serrano Adobe
Serrano Rd., Lake Forrest, CA

Irvine Ranch Water District Water Conservation Garden
San Joaquin Rd., Irvine, CA

Mission Viep Community Drought Tolerant Test Garden
25735 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 North College Ave., Claremont, CA

San Diego County Demonstration Garden
Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego, CA

San Diego Xeriscape Steering Committee
Pete Rios, San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego, CA

San Diego Wild Animal Park
Hwy 15, Escondido, CA

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA

South Coast Field Station
U.C. Cooperative extension, Anaheim, CA

Southern California Xeriscape Steering Committee
University of California, Riverside

Ecology/Botany

Bakker, Eloa. An Island Called California
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971

Latfing, June, et al. Plant Communities of Southern California
Berkeley: California Native Plant Society,
Spec Pub. No. 2, 1976

Ordouff, Robert. Introduction to California Plant Life
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1974

Schmidt, Marjorie G. Growing California Native Plants
Berkeley: University of California, 1980

Walters, Dirk R. Native Plants: A Viable Option
Berkeley: California Native Plant Society,
Spec Pub. No. 3, 1977

Xeriscape Landscaping Techniques/Applications

Aslan, Sam. Drought Tolerant Plants for the Coachella Valley
Indio: Coachella Valley Resource Conservation District

California Dept. of Water Resources. The Catalog of Water Conservation Public Information Materials
Sacramento, Office of Water Conservation, 1985

Emory, Dara. Native Plants for Southern California Gardens
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Leaflet, Vol. 1, No. 12, 1969

Johnson, Eric A. and Harbison, David C. Landscaping to Save Water in the Desert
Rancho Mirage: E&H Products, 1985

Labadie, Emile L. Native Plants for Use in the California Landscape
Sierra City: Sierra City Press

Lenz, Lee. Native Plants for California Gardens
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1956

Perry, Bob. Trees and Shrubs for a Dry California Landscape
San Dimas: Land Design Publishing Co., 1981.

Robinette, Gary O. Landscape Planning for Energy Conservation
Reston: Environmental Design Press, 1977

Smith, Ken L. 40 Ways to Save Water in Your Garden
Newberry Park: 1977

Smyser, Carol A. Nature’s Design
Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, 1982

Wheatly, Margaret Tipton. Successful Gardening with Limited Water
Santa Barbara: Woodbridge Press Publishing Co., 1978

Wilson, William H. W. Landscaping with Wildflowers and Native Plants
San Francisco, Ortho Books, 1984

Municipal Water District of Orange County. Xeriscape Brochure
Tustin, 1985

Xeriscape Plant Materials

Beauchamp, R. Mitchell. A Flora of San Diego County, California
National City: Sweetwater River Press, 1986

Bohn, Jeff and Evans, Mike. Plants of El Camino Real, Tree of Life Wholesale Nursery and Planting Guide
San Juan Capistrano: Tree of Life Nursery, 1986

Corell, Ralph. Conspicuous California Native Plants
Los Angeles: Plantain Press, 1978

Coate, Barry et al. Selected California Native Plants in Color
Saratoga: Saratoga Historical Foundation, 1980

Duffield, Mary Rose and Jones, Warren. Plants for Dry Climates
Tucson: H.P. Books, 1981

Hoyte, Rohnd S. Ornamental Plants for Subtropical Regions
Anaheim: Livingston Press, 1978.

Lenz, Lee and Dourley, John. California Native Trees and Shrubs
Claremont: Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden, 1981

McMinn, Howard. An Illustrated Manual of California Shrubs
Berkeley: University of California, 6th Prining, 1974

Saratoga Horticultural Foundation. Selected California Native Plants With Commercial Sources
Saratoga: Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, 1982

Theodore Payne Foundation, et ai. Colorful Native Plants
Arcadia: California Arboretum Foundation, Inc., 1971

Xeriscape Proceedings 1983-1986
Tustin: So. California Xeriscape Steering Committee
The proceedings have an extensive Xeriscape bibliography and past issues can be obtained by contacting Mary Cooper at Municipal Water District of Orange County, Tustin

AUSTIN XERISCAPE WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The City of Austin Resource Management Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 1986 Xeriscape Landscape Contest. The award winning landscapes are:

RESIDENTIAL

First Place – 1709 Crested Butte
MR. WILBUR R. DAVIS, JR.

Second Place – 1605 Creek Hollow
MR. AND MRS. HOWARD P. HEILMAN

Third Place – 4801 Eilers Avenue
MR. RAMON DASCH

Honorable Mention – 2622 Deerfoot Trail
MS. LA DONNA PEEBLES

COMMERCIAL

First Place – 110 South Wild Basin Road
YANCEY/HAUSMAN INTERESTS

Second Place – 9701 Dessau Road
CAMERON BUSINESS PARK

Xeriscape is energy and water conservation through creative landscaping. It emphasizes seven principles which include appropriate design, good maintenance, and native and low water-use plants.

The winners were honored at the monthly Xeriscape seminar on September 23 at the Electric Department Auditorium. For more information about Xeriscape, call the Water Saver’s Hotline at 4442300.

Lisa Iwata is a licensed Landscape Architect and works in Public Relations at Tree of Life Nursery. She is a member of the Xeriscape Steering committee.