Professional nature photographer and botanist George Oxford Miller is a lifelong resident of the West. He has lived in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, and he has written several guidebooks to the Southwest, including the best-selling trio Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest, Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas, and Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California. He also wrote wildflower identification guides to Arizona & New Mexico, Colorado, Northern California, Southern California, Texas, and beyond. He wrote a “Plant of the Month” column for New Mexico Magazine and is former president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, where he still conducts workshops and programs on how to create your own backyard pollinator oasis.

• IntroductionHardiness MapInventorying Your YardWhen to PlantEliminating Existing WeedsPlant SelectionPlant PlacementPlant DiversityQuick Plant Reference ChartBlooming Chart by MonthTrees & Shrubs GuideGarden PlansCreating Nesting Sites for BirdsCreating Nesting Sites for Insects/BeesCaterpillar/Butterfly Host ChartBest Plants for Butterflies, Bees, and BirdsAbout the Author

Professional nature photographer and botanist George Oxford Miller is a lifelong resident of the West. He has lived in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, and he has written several guidebooks to the Southwest, including the best-selling trio Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest, Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas, and Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California. He also wrote wildflower identification guides to Arizona & New Mexico, Colorado, Northern California, Southern California, Texas, and beyond. He wrote a “Plant of the Month” column for New Mexico Magazine and is former president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, where he still conducts workshops and programs on how to create your own backyard pollinator oasis.

• IntroductionHardiness MapInventorying Your YardWhen to PlantEliminating Existing WeedsPlant SelectionPlant PlacementPlant DiversityQuick Plant Reference ChartBlooming Chart by MonthTrees & Shrubs GuideGarden PlansCreating Nesting Sites for BirdsCreating Nesting Sites for Insects/BeesCaterpillar/Butterfly Host ChartBest Plants for Butterflies, Bees, and BirdsAbout the Author

Professional nature photographer and botanist George Oxford Miller is a lifelong resident of the West. He has lived in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, and he has written several guidebooks to the Southwest, including the best-selling trio Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest, Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas, and Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California. He also wrote wildflower identification guides to Arizona & New Mexico, Colorado, Northern California, Southern California, Texas, and beyond. He wrote a “Plant of the Month” column for New Mexico Magazine and is former president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, where he still conducts workshops and programs on how to create your own backyard pollinator oasis.

• IntroductionHardiness MapInventorying Your YardWhen to PlantEliminating Existing WeedsPlant SelectionPlant PlacementPlant DiversityQuick Plant Reference ChartBlooming Chart by MonthTrees & Shrubs GuideGarden PlansCreating Nesting Sites for BirdsCreating Nesting Sites for Insects/BeesCaterpillar/Butterfly Host ChartBest Plants for Butterflies, Bees, and BirdsAbout the Author