Gardens of Los Poblanos

Judith Phillips is a landscape designer, garden writer, teacher, and activist with more than thirty years of experience designing arid-adapted and native gardens in the high desert of New Mexico. She is the author of Growing the Southwest Garden: Regional Ornamental Gardening; Plants for Natural Gardens: Southwestern Native and Adaptive Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, and Grasses; and Natural by Design: Beauty and Balance in Southwest Gardens.

• ForewordMatt RembeAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. The Story of Los PoblanosChapter One. The History of Gardening in the Rio Grande ValleyChapter Two. The Country Place Era of American LandscapesChapter Three. The Development of the Simms Country Place at Los Poblanos, 1932-1964Chapter Four. The Private Family Gardens of Los Poblanos and the Return to Community, 1965-2004Chapter Five. A New Preservation Model: Living History, 2005-2014Chapter Six. Focus on the Future, 2015-2020Chapter Seven. Coming Full Circle, 2021 and OnwardGlossary

The Gardens of Los Poblanos tells a fascinating story of the evolution and stewardship of a family estate that has evolved to embody sustainable landscape design, the cultivation of local foods, and the development of a thriving family business."—Gina Chorover, College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona"Now more than ever before, our attention to the grace of plants and gardens--what they teach us about the past and implore us to learn for the future--is necessary. In her latest book, Phillips brings us on a journey that beautifully weaves together nature, culture, and cultivation."—Laura Paskus, author of At the Precipice: New Mexico's Changing Climate"What a perfect combination: New Mexico's foremost garden-design author takes on one of the state's most treasured living historic landscapes, Los Poblanos Ranch. Anyone interested in landscape garden design or the creative culture of the Southwest will savor the many rich illustrations, the fascinating historical vignettes, and, above all, Phillips's knowledge and wisdom about planting in our semiarid environment."—Chris Wilson, author of The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition