Table of Contents

PREFACE I. INTRODUCTION II. BULBS AND BULBLIKE PLANTS III. GRASSES AND GRASSLIKE PLANTS IV. SUCCULENT AND XEROPHYTIC PLANTS V. PALMS ABOUT THE AUTHORS GLOSSARY SITE PREFERENCES OF CALIFORNIA MONOCOTS SELECTED READINGS DISPLAY GARDENS RESOURCES NURSERIES AND SEED SUPPLIERS PHOTOGRAPHERS INDEX

About the Author

Nora Harlow was for the past ten years Supervisor of Water Conservation for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. She has been assistant editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine and is a practicing landscape architect. Kristin Jakob is an award-winning botanical illustrator whose drawings have been featured in books, journals, and exhibitions in the United States and abroad. She is also a nursery and garden consultant.