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Creating Native Landscapes in the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

  1. Why Is Native Landscaping Important to You and the Semiarid West?
  2. Planning
  3. Design
  4. Site Preparation
  5. Choosing the Right Grasses and Wildflowers
  6. Choosing the Right Trees and Shrubs
  7. Grasses for Ground Cover and Lawns
  8. Grasses for Landscape Accents
  9. Wildflowers
  10. Trees and Shrubs for Native Landscapes
  11. Trees and Shrubs - Anatomy of a Properly Planted Tree
  12. Water Conservation
  13. Maintenance
  14. Plant Protection
  15. "To Do" List
  16. About the Publication

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat. Each chapter of Creating Native Landscapes in the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains is a document that can be opened separately. For best results, copy the document to your computer before opening. For example, on a Windows platform, you would right click on the link, select "Save Target As...", then open the file from your hard drive.

To download the entire publication, copy the xerisp folder to your computer.

Why Is Native Landscaping Important to You and the Semiarid West? (1.9 MB)
Planning (4.4 MB)
Design (4.5 MB)
Site Preparation (2.1 MB)
Choosing the Right Grasses and Wildflowers (3.6 MB)
Choosing the Right Trees and Shrubs (2 MB)
Grasses for Ground Cover and Lawns (1.8 MB)
Grasses for Landscape Accents (2.1 MB)
Wildflowers (2 MB)
Trees and Shrubs for Native Landscapes (1.3 MB)
Trees and Shrubs - Anatomy of A Properly Planted Tree (7.8 MB)
Water Conservation (1.5 MB)
Maintenance (1.2 MB)
Plant Protection (1.5 MB)
"To Do" List (1.6 MB)
About the Publication (455 KB)
Publication Front Cover (1.9 MB)

Last Modified: 11/21/2003