Related Websites:

• Alberta Environment
• Summerland Ornamental Gardens
• City of Kamloops
• Green Venture - Xeriscaping
• The City of Calgary: Xeriscaping - Water Wise Gardening

Suggested Reading:

Creating the Prairie Xeriscape
Low-maintenance, Water-efficient Gardening by Sara Williams

Designing Alberta Gardens
The Complete Guide to Beautiful Gardens by Jan Mather

Front Yard Gardens
Growing More than Grass by Liz Primeau

Naturescape Alberta
Creating and Caring for Wildlife Habitat at Home by Myrna Pearman and Ted Pike

Best Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies
by Hugh Skinner and Sara Williams

Native Plants for Prairie Gardens
by June Flanagan

Perennials for the Prairies
by Edgar W. Toop and Sara Williams

Trees and Shrubs of Alberta
by Kathleen Wilkinson


CHMC Landscaping Guide for Canadian Homes

• Evergreen, Definitely in My Backyard
• Evergreen Native Plant Database

The City of Medicine Hat / Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Household Guide to Water Efficiency provides detailed information describing how you can begin to develop your own beautiful water efficient gardens and landscapes. Get your free of charge copy of the Household Guide to Water Efficiency.

In addition to these books, your local greenhouses and garden centres can help you with appropriate planning, tools, ideas, and plant selection.