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WANTED: looking for a good plant selection book for So Cal

17 years ago

im looking to begin landscaping my front yard and was wondering if anybody can recommend any good books to get me started? im looking for 2 kinds, one to teach me some basic principles of landscaping and design, and another one on proper plant selections. any recommendations would be great thanks!

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