Announcing Version 2.0
Desert Landscaping: Plants for a Water-Scarce Environment
A Multimedia CD-ROM
Version 1 of Desert Landscaping has been a tried-and-true tool for arid-land gardeners, both the week-end practitioner and the landscape professional. It has become a standard Southwest resource. Version 2 promises to be an even more useful resource, with new and updated plant information.
Desert Landscaping 2.0 will serve as a valuable tool for all your desert gardening needs, whether identifying the right plant for a container or choosing low-water-use vegetation to landscape yard or patio. Desert Landscaping 2.0 features major improvements while maintaining many of the same features that made Version 1 such a valuable resource.
Version 2.0 features major improvements
- Expanded plant list, now showing 620 low-water use plants
- Revised, more detailed plant information
- Improved navigation and search capabilities
- Many new photos
- New information on invasive, native and endangered plants
- Expanded bibliography with web sites
Plus all the tools that made the first edition a success
- Landscape tips
- Clickable landscapes
- Interactive plant selector which finds plants that meet your specific needs
- Plant group comparison
- Full-screen plant photos
- Reviews of plant books
- Full information about size and growth rate, soil and sun requirements, irrigation needs, place of origin, wildlife interactions and more for every plant
- Plant trivia
Below is a walkthrough of the CD's seven major sections with descriptions and screenshots of each. Click on a button to view a section.
Plant Selector | Plant List | Plant Search | Landscape Browser | Landscape Tips | Plant Trivia | Bibliography
Desert Landscaping 2.0 is available directly from the Water
Resources Research Center for $30, including shipping. Payments made
by Visa, Mastercard, or by mail are accepted. Click
here to pay by credit card. To place a mail order, send a check
or money order for $30 made out to The University of Arizona to:
- Water Resources Research Center
- The University of Arizona
- 350 N. Campbell Avenue
- Tucson, AZ 85719
e-mail: wrrc@cals.arizona.edu
phone: 520-792-3124
fax: 520-792-8518
PO's are acceptable. Call for quantity pricing.
Technical Support:
Click here for technical support.
System Requirements
Windows
Intel Pentium II Processor or higher; Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 or Windows XP; 128 MB or more RAM; 1024x768, 16-bit color display or better; CD-ROM drive
Macintosh
Power Macintosh with Power PC G3 Processor or later; MacOS X 10.2 and up; 128 MB or more RAM; 1024x768, 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or better; CD-ROM drive