California Gardener’s Guide, Volume II (2007) Nan Sterman; Cool Springs Press
California Native Plants for the Garden (2005) Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; Cachuma Press
Designing with Succulents (2007) Debra Lee Baldwin; Timber Press
Home Landcaping, California Region (2001) Roger Holmes and Lance Walheim; Creative Homeowner
Landscape Plants for California Gardens (2010) Bob Perry; Land Design Publishing
Landscaping with Stone, Paths & Walls, Water & Rock Gardens, Installation (2000) Marianne Lipanovich, editor; Sunset Books
Making Garden Floors (2001) Paige Gilchrist; Lark Books
Outside the Bungalow (1999) Paul Duchscherer and Douglas Keister; Penguin Studio
Pat Welsh’s Southern California Organic Gardening: Month by Month (2009) Pat Welsh; Chronicle Books
Reimagining the California Lawn: Water Conserving Plants, Practices and Design (2011) Carol Bornstein, David Fross and Bart O’Brien; Cachuma Press
Succulents for the Contemporary Garden (2002) Yvonne Cave; Timber Press
Sun Drenched Gardens, the Mediterranean Style, (2002) Jan Smithen and Lucinda Lewis; Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Sunset Western Garden Book (2001) Ed. Kathleen Norris Brenzel; Sunset Publishing Group
Taylor's Guide to Water-Saving Gardening: A Sourcebook for Gardeners, (1990) Gordon P. DeWolf; Houghton Mifflin
The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn (2009) John Greenlee and Saxon Holt; Timber Press, Inc
Tough Plants for California Gardens: Low Care, No Care, Tried & True Winners (2006) Felder Rushing; Cool Springs Press
West Basin Municipal Water District