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% off (limited time)! Shipped to you for $20 (normally $30). Payments made by Visa, Mastercard, or by mail are accepted. To place a mail order, send a check or money order for $20 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: 520-621-9591
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