Green Living
Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to
Cleaning Your Home. Linda Mason Hunter and Mikki
Halpin.
648.5 H 917G 2005 MN DR RM
Keep your home clean and healthy with this
step-by-step guide to better cleaning while using
nontoxic, eco-friendly products.
Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to
Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life.
Lori Bongiorno.
333.72 B641G 2008 MN DR RM
This book contains helpful information about how
consumers can green their lifestyles through simple
choices, from energy and water conservation to
grocery shopping.
Green Guide: The Complete Reference for Consuming
Wisely. By the editors of Green Guide Magazine.
304.2 G822A 2008 MN DR RM
This guide is a source of valuable concepts and
choices for Earth-conscious living.
Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living
Lightly on the Earth.
640 G823E 2005 MN DR RM
This is a step-by-step reference for maintaining a
healthy home, going organic and avoiding genetically
modified food, and using personal-care products free
of damaging chemicals.
Green Your Home All-in-One for Dummies.
643.7 G827J 2009 MN DR RM
Here is a practical, simple guide of home solutions
for reducing your impact on the planet, with
easy-to-follow, budget-friendly tips.
Green Your Home: The Complete Guide to Making
Your New or Existing Home Environmentally Healthy.
Jeanne Roberts.
643 R542G 2008 MN RM
Make your home environmentally healthy and discover
ways to make ecologically aware supply choices.
Conserve energy, water and money at the same time.
A Guide to Green Housekeeping. Christina
Strutt.
648.5 ST89G 2008 MN RM
This guide to natural housekeeping is full of
helpful advice. For example, discover how lemons,
baking powder, vinegar, and water can be used as
cleaning products.
It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook for
Earth-Friendly Living. Crissy Trask.
333.72 T69E 2006 MN
Includes tips on adopting greener buying habits,
finding earth-friendly products, shopping for green
products online, and cultivating a sustainable
environment.
Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-friendly Life.
Ed Begley, Jr.
333.72 B394L 2008 MN DR RM
Filled with sound advice and first-hand experience,
this guide provides a wide array of practical
options for anyone who wants to make life greener.
The Naturally Clean Home. Karyn Siegel-Maier.
648.5 SI15N 2008 MN
Replace harsh chemicals with eco-friendly
alternatives and find 150 all-natural recipes for
cleaning every area of the home.
True Green @ Work. Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin.
333.713 M192T 2008 MN RM
Offers positive, practical tips for creating a
healthier workplace.
True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute
to a Healthier Planet. Kim Mckay and Jenny
Bonnin.
333.72 M192T 2006 MN
This book explores six key areas where small changes
can make a big difference - in the home, in the
garden, at work, shopping, travel, and in the
community.
Building & Remodeling
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Building and
Remodeling. John Barrows and Lisa Iannucci.
643.7 B279C 2009 MN DR RM
Find information on how to save money with green
building and remodeling, how to create an integrated
green system, and how to choose the most efficient
heating and cooling equipment.
Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies. Eric
Corey Freed.
720.47 F875G 2008 MN DR RM
Helps you discover how to understand the lifecycle
of building materials, choose the right system for
your green building project, and use green building
methods and sustainable systems.
Green from the Ground Up: A Builder’s Guide:
Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home
Construction.
David Johnston and Scott Gibson.
690.837 J642G 2008 MN DR RM
From foundations and framing to insulation and
windows, the authors take complex materials,
technologies and methods and render them easy to
understand. Create houses that conserve natural
resources and are energy-efficient and healthful.
Green Remodeling: Your Start Toward an
Eco-Friendly Home. John D. Wagner.
643.7 W125G 2008 MN DR RM
Includes choices for using green, nontoxic building
materials and techniques for remodeling their homes.
Topics include reducing home energy use, selecting
nontoxic products, and saving water.
Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House:
Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature.
Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner.
643.7 V564N 2006 MN RM
It’s possible – and more environmentally friendly –
to go green by renovating an existing home. This
full-color book is packed with information, photos,
case studies and informative graphics.
Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy,
Environmentally Friendly New Home. Alex Wilson.
690.8047 W691Y 2006 MN RM
Guides homeowners planning a new home and includes
building systems and designs to optimize energy
performance, renewable energy systems, material
selection, water efficiency, landscaping and green
living advice.
Energy – Efficiency, Solar & More
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Solar Power for Your
Home. Dan Ramsey and David Hughes.
697.78 R149C 2007 MN DR RM
Learn the basics of solar power and other renewable
energy sources, and what’s involved with installing
various on and off-grid systems.
Easy Guide to Solar Electric, Parts 1 & 2.
Adi Pieper.
621.31244 P598E 2007 MN DR RM
Part one of this series introduces basic electrical
terms and the components of a solar system. Part two
teaches how to plan, design, and install a
Photovoltaic System.
Got Sun? Go Solar. Rex A. Ewing and Doug
Pratt.
697.78 EW55G 2005 MN DR
This is a nontechnical reference with a host of
resources and trivia plus numerous charts,
illustrations and anecdotes.
The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy:
Achieving Energy Independence Through Solar, Wind,
Biomass and Hydropower. Daniel D. Chiras.
644 C445H 2006 MN DR RM
Focusing carefully on specific strategies needed to
replace specific fuels, this book examines practical
energy options available to homeowners.
The Passive Solar House. James Kachadorian.
697.78 K113P 2006 MN RM
Offers proven techniques for building homes that
heat and cool themselves using readily available
materials and methods familiar to all building
contractors and many do-it-yourself homeowners.
Real Goods Solar Living Source Book. John
Schaeffer.
333.79 R229R 2008 MN RM
This is a new edition of a classic guide on natural
building, solar hot water and energy conservation.
Saving Energy in the Home. Nick White.
644 W584S 2008 MN DR RM
Offers strategies for reducing energy bills and
living a more environmentally aware life.
Solar Power Your Home for Dummies. Rik
Degunther.
697.78 D365S 2008 MN DR RM
Discover how to choose and install a solar system,
install exterior solar lighting, create greenhouses
or solar rooms, and take advantage of tax rebates
and incentives associated with solar power.
Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to
Solar Water and Space Heating Systems. Bob
Ramlow and Benjamin Nusz.
697.78 R145S 2006 MN DR RM
Includes information on types of solar collectors,
solar water and space heating systems and pool
heating systems, as well as how to choose the
appropriate system.
General Desert Gardening Guides
All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less
Space! Mel Bartholomew.
635 B283A 2006 MN DR RM
Learn how to conserve space and resources with this
practical approach to vegetable gardening.
American Horticultural Society Southwest: Smart
Garden Regional Guide. Rita Pelczar and Pat
Welsh.
635.0978 P362A 2004 MN DR RM
This book provides a coding system assigned to each
plant using hardiness and heat zones, sun/shade,
water needs, and plant size to help determine the
perfect plants for any site.
Arizona Gardener’s Guide. Mary Irish.
635.909791 IR46A 2003 MN DR RM
Mary Irish, valley resident and former director of
Public Horticulture at the Desert Botanical Garden,
describes 185 plants that are proven performers for
the desert.
Basic Composting: All the Skills and Tools You
Need to Get Started. Erich Ebeling.
631.875 B292E 2003 MN DR RM
This illustrated guide contains everything the
beginner needs to know about creating useable
compost - described in step-by-step detail.
Citrus: Complete Guide to Selecting & Growing
More Than 100 Varieties for California, Arizona,
Texas, the Gulf Coast and Florida. Lance Walheim.
634.304 W149C 1996 MN RM
Everything you need to know about growing healthy
citrus in Arizona.
The Complete Compost Gardening Guide. Barbara
Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin.
631.875 P71C 2008 MN DR RM
Introduces underground composting, safety tips, tool
recommendations and guidelines for compostable
materials.
Desert Gardening for Beginners: How to Grow
Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs in an Arid Climate.
Cathy Cromell, Linda A. Guy, and Lucy K. Bradley.
635.9525 C88D 1999 MN RM
Includes “three planting calendars” that indicate
the best months to plant vegetables, flowers and
herbs. Includes soil preparation, composting and
effective watering.
Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables: The
Complete Guide. George Brookbank.
635.0979 B79D 1997 MN DR RM
The author has distilled nearly twenty years’
experience as an extension agent in horticulture at
the University of Arizona into this book for growing
fruits and vegetables in the low deserts of Arizona.
Earth-Friendly Desert Gardening: Growing in
Harmony with Nature Saves Time, Money, and
Resources.
Cathy Cromell, Jo Miller, and Lucy K. Bradley.
635.9525 C88E 2003 MN DR RM
Geared to the unique growing conditions of the
Sonoran Desert, this book emphasizes conserving
water and other natural resources to create
low-maintenance landscapes that minimize pesticides
and attract wildlife.
The Garden Guy: A Seasonal Guide to Organic
Gardening in the Desert Southwest. David Owens.
635.0979 OW27G 2002 MN DR RM
This guide is broken down by months, in an
easy-to-read format of “what to do and when to do
it” instructions for desert gardeners.
Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant
Selection and Care. Mary Irish.
635.952 IR4G 2000 MN DR RM
In this entertaining book, Mary Irish shares
information and anecdotes for any gardener new to
the desert. Also includes plant descriptions.
The Green Gardener’s Guide: Simple, Significant
Actions to Protect & Preserve Our Planet. Joe
Lamp’l.
635.0484 L198G 2007 MN RM
This book offers tips that will save water, conserve
resources, and promote healthy and safe plant
growth.
Month By Month Gardening in the Deserts of
Arizona. Mary Irish.
635.9525 IR46G 2007 MN DR RM
Mary Irish has organized a monthly calendar that
tells you what to plant, prune and fertilize. It
covers annuals, bulbs, cacti, fruits, grasses,
herbs, perennials, roses, shrubs, succulents, trees
and vegetables.
Landscape & Xeriscape Guides
Desert Landscaping for Beginners: Tips and
Techniques for Success in an Arid Climate.
Arizona Master Gardeners.
635.9525 D457L 2001 MN DR RM.
Written by low desert Master Gardeners to cover the
gamut in desert landscape care and maintenance –
plant selection, planting, pruning, and watering as
well as specific care of roses, citrus and lawns.
Desert Landscaping: How to Start and Maintain a
Healthy Landscape in the Southwest. George
Brookbank.
635.952 B79D 1992 MN RM
Learn about arid-land plants as well as citrus,
lawns, and palms. Find out how to install a drip
irrigation system, avoid frost damage, poolscaping,
and more.
The Hot Garden: Landscape Design for the Desert
Southwest. Scott Calhoun.
635.9525 C128H 2009 MN DR RM
This Tucson author uses full-color photographs to
showcase beautiful, water-wise landscape designs for
extreme Arizona climates.
Sunset Western Landscaping Book.
712.6 SU74W 2006 DR RM
A comprehensive pictorial guide that includes
landscape structures – pools, decks, and patios – as
well as plants.
Plant Identification & Themes
Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener’s
Guide. Mary and Gary Irish
635.9525 IR4A 2000 MN DR RM
This local author provides descriptions, care and
maintenance of agaves and yuccas with over 100 color
photographs.
The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden: A Seasonal
Guide to Bloom, Height, Color, and Texture.
Kirti Mathura.
635.9525 M426A 2007 MN DR RM
This horticulturist from the Desert Botanical Garden
has written an easy-to-use guide that makes it a
snap to compare height, color and growing season of
hundreds of low desert plants.
Cacti and Succulents. Gideon F. Smith.
635.93356 SM57C 2006 MN DR RM
Complete descriptions, including color photographs,
will help readers identify plants. Detailed care
instructions will help make sure that plants thrive.
Desert Hummingbird Gardens. Sylvia Yoder.
598.764 Y73D 1999 MN DR RM
A great small book from a local author describes
over 40 trees, shrubs and plants that will attract
desert hummingbirds – including bloom charts to help
the gardener select plants for continuous bloom and
color variation.
Landscape Plants for Dry Regions. Warren D.
Jones and Charles Sacamano.
635.9525 J728L 2000 MN DR RM
Tucson authors feature more than 600 landscape
plants, A – Z, with color photos. Plant charts
detail cold hardiness, landscape value, cultural
requirements, propagation and maintenance.
Low-water Flower Gardener. Eric A. Johnson
and Scott Millard.
635.952 J631L 1993 MN
This book focuses specifically on flowering
perennials for arid western states with basic
growing information and a plant-by-plant guide with
color photos. Emphasizes low-maintenance and
year-round color.
Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes.
Judy Mielke.
635.952 M585N 1993 MN DR RM
This local author and expert southwest gardener
offers descriptions and gorgeous color photographs
of over 300 plants native to the southwestern
deserts. Includes detailed information on natural
habitat, growing requirements, and landscape uses.
Perennials for the Southwest: Plants That
Flourish in Arid Gardens. Mary Irish.
635.9320979 IR46P 2006 MN DR RM
Yet another useful guide from a local author for
gardeners who want to create lush, colorful gardens
while keeping artificial irrigation to a minimum.
Provides practical information on how to design
dry-climate gardens and features 156 proven plants.
Plantfinder’s Guide to Cacti & Other Succulents.
Keith Grantham and Paul Klaassen.
635.93356 G767P 1999 MN DR
This detailed guide to cacti and succulents provides
extensive descriptions and growing information
accompanied by color photographs.
Plants for Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow and
Enjoy. Mary Rose Duffield and Warren D. Jones.
635.9525 D873P 2001 MN DR RM
Descriptions of hundreds of moderate to low-water
garden plants with color photos and growing
information, design uses, and specific details for
growing and maintenance needs.
Sunset Western Garden Book: 8th Edition.
635.0978 SU74B 2007 MN DR RM
The 8th edition of a classic guide. More than 8,000
plant listings keyed to 24 Western climate zones,
climate maps, color photos, illustrations and 30
plant selection guides.
Trees and Shrubs for the Southwest: Woody Plants
for Arid Gardens. Mary Irish.
635.977 IR46T 2008 MN DR RM
This Arizona author profiles more than 200 climate
appropriate trees and shrubs, along with expert
information on planting, staking, pruning and care.
Information on combating common pests and diseases
has also been included.
Plant Care & Watering
Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting,
Stormwater Catchment, and Alternate Water Reuse.
Heather Kinkade-Levario.
631.7 K62D 2007 MN
Outlines the process of water collection and details
the assembly and application of equipment. Includes
passive and active system setup, storage, storm
water reuse, distribution, purification, analysis
and filtration.
Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All
Climates: Helping Your Garden Flourish, While
Conserving Water.
Robert Kourik.
631.587 K849D 1992 MN DR RM
An illustrated, step-by-step guide with instructions
that lead you through the processes of pruning,
establishing and watering desert plants.
Garden Watering Systems. Susan Lang.
635.0487 1999 MN RM
Specifics on watering systems – types, pipe sizes,
output rates and installation.
Pruning, Planting & Care. Eric A. Johnson.
635.9525 J631P 1997 MN DR RM
Illustrated step-by-step instructions lead you
through the processes of pruning, establishing and
watering desert plants.
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life
and Landscape.
Brad Lancaster.
628.14 L221R 2006 MN DR RM
Learn how to conceptualize, design and implement
sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home,
landscape and community.
Living Green Free Guides
Available from Mesa Conservation Office – (480)
644-3306 or by visiting mesaaz.gov/conservation
Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert: Guide to
Growing More Than 200 Low-Water-Use Plants.
Produced by the Arizona Municipal Water Users
Association.
Includes color photos of each plant entry and charts
that provide plant characteristics, requirements and
features.
Landscape Watering by the Numbers: A Guide for
the Arizona Desert.
Produced by Water - Use It Wisely.
This publication helps Phoenix area homeowner’s
determine their landscape watering needs. It
includes charts of recommended schedules and
guidelines for efficient water use.
Xeriscape: Landscaping with Style in the Arizona
Desert.
Arizona Department of Water Resources.
Beautiful photographs enhance descriptions of
Xeriscape principles and landscape design including
soil preparation, selection of plants and sprinkler
irrigation.
Living Green Web Links
www.mesaaz.gov/sustainability
City of Mesa’s Sustainability Web site includes
links to recycling, water conservation and other
programs.
www.amwua.org/landscape_plants_online.html
Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert Booklet
Online.
www.wateruseitwisely.com/arizona
Water – Use It Wisely – Tips for water conservation
and landscaping.
http://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/general/hort.htm
University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension –
Master Gardener Page.
http://www.maricopa.gov/GreenGovernment/BeGreen/Default.aspx
Maricopa County’s green site offers lots of great
links.
www.scottsdaleaz.gov/greenbuilding.asp
City of Scottsdale’s Green Building Program includes
lots of informative downloads.
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/
Environmental Protection Agency’s program for
labeling water saving products and services.
http://www.energystar.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency’s program for saving
energy.
http://planetgreen.discovery.com
PlanetGreen.com offers solutions and tips for
greener living.
www.thegreenguide.com
National Geographic’s online edition of The Green
Guide magazine.
www.earthday.net
Earth Day Network promotes environmental action
worldwide.
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife
Sierra Club daily newsletter on how to live green.
www.greenlivingtips.com
Green living tips contributed by environmentalists
and alternative energy specialists.
www.nrdc.org/greenliving
Site sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense
Council on green living.
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