Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico

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Summary: Learn about your immediate environment
Review: I want to know exactly what kind of plants are growing in my yard; most of them had been selected and planted by a thoughtful gardener who previously owned our home. Jack Carter delivered what he promised in the book's preface; as a non-botanist/ lay person I could work as a self-directed learner and identify many plants using this marvelously illustrated manual.

This book is nicely illustrated, and it has allowed me (even in the winter months) to identify many trees, shrubs, an cacti in my yard and surrounding neighborhood. More identification will have to wait until Spring, when the leaves and flowers come out. This book is a great introduction to botany and I can now go to the nursery with increased confidence, knowing which plants are best suited to growing on my small slice of Sandoval County, New Mexico.