--- product_id: 8146214 title: "Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection and Care" price: "134.57 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8146214-gardening-in-the-desert-a-guide-to-plant-selection-care store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Desert-adapted plant focus Water-wise gardening tips Expert horticulture insights Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection and Care **Price:** 134.57 DT **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🌞 Cultivate your desert oasis with confidence and style! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection and Care - **How much does it cost?** 134.57 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8146214-gardening-in-the-desert-a-guide-to-plant-selection-care) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Water-Smart Strategies:** Slash your water bills with proven irrigation and care techniques. - β€’ **Diverse Plant Selection:** Explore native and adaptable desert trees, shrubs, cacti, and perennials. - β€’ **Master Desert Gardening:** Unlock the secrets to thriving plants in hot, arid climates. - β€’ **Beginner-Friendly & Practical:** Step-by-step advice for newcomers and seasoned desert gardeners alike. - β€’ **Expert Guidance from Mary Irish:** Benefit from decades of public horticulture experience in the Southwest. ## Overview Gardening in the Desert by Mary Irish is a practical guide tailored for Southwest gardeners facing heat, aridity, and poor soils. This well-reviewed book offers expert advice on selecting and caring for desert-adapted plants, water-efficient gardening, and overcoming common challenges, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to create a sustainable and beautiful landscape in desert climates. ## Description Newcomers to the Southwest usually find that their favorite landscape plants aren't suited to the hot, dry climate. Many authors offer advice on adapting plants to the desert; now Mary Irish tells how gardeners can better adapt themselves to the challenge. Drawing on her experience with public horticulture in the Phoenix metropolitan area, Irish explores the vexations and delights of desert gardening. She offers practical advice on plants and gardening practices for anyone who lives in the Southwest, from El Paso to Palm Springs, Tucson to Las Vegas. Irish encourages readers who may be new to the desertβ€”or desert dwellers who may be new to gardeningβ€”to stop struggling against heat, aridity, and poor soils and instead learn to use and appreciate the wonderful and well-adapted plants native to the desert. She shares information and anecdotes about trees, shrubs, perennials, agaves, cacti, and other plants that make gardening in the Southwest a unique experience, and provides further information about plants from other desert regions that will easily adapt to the Southwest. In addition to descriptions of plants, Irish also offers tips on planting, watering, pruning, and propagation. For anyone who has struggled to maintain a patch of green or blanched at their water bill after unproductive irrigation, the answer to an attractive landscape may be as close as the desert around you. And for anyone who has bought a catalog guide to desert plants and not known which to choose, this book can set you on the right path. Mary Irish shows how to take heart in available plants of adaptable beauty in a book to enjoy while waiting for the next planting cycle. Review: Very helpful - Very helpful. Lots of needed information. Review: Desert gardening made easy - Excellent beginner's guide to desert gardening. Not surprising, bias is to low desert where she lives. An expanded version to include intermediate and high desert would be welcome, but the priciples as laid out hold throughout the Southwest. Reads well. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,125,947 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #55 in Desert Climate Gardening #543 in Regional Gardening & Horticulture #686 in Gardening & Horticulture Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 108 Reviews | ## Images ![Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection and Care - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CO-h0hirL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very helpful *by K***R on March 3, 2019* Very helpful. Lots of needed information. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Desert gardening made easy *by D***N on July 26, 2005* Excellent beginner's guide to desert gardening. Not surprising, bias is to low desert where she lives. An expanded version to include intermediate and high desert would be welcome, but the priciples as laid out hold throughout the Southwest. Reads well. ### ⭐⭐⭐ No pics.... *by K***R on March 16, 2022* Not quite what I was looking for and I am sure it is an interesting reading however I was looking for more concise practical ideas... something more concise and straight to the point. More on the lines of what to plant and where. how much water needed, bug resistance and so forth... and no, no real pictures which can be useful when you can not remember all the Latin names... --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8146214-gardening-in-the-desert-a-guide-to-plant-selection-care](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8146214-gardening-in-the-desert-a-guide-to-plant-selection-care) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-14*