The websites listed below are just a few that contain helpful information relating to Xeriscape and southwestern landscapes, and each site is organized into specific topics. The following links are functioning and regularly updated as of press time, but this is subject to change due to the nature of changing website addresses, people, and technology.
Organizations
 Xeriscape Council of New Mexico
Xeriscape Colorado, Inc.
Xeric Garden Club of Albuquerque
The Arizona Native Plant Society
Native Plant Society of New Mexico
Native Plant Society of Texas
High Country Xeriscape Council of Arizona
Plant Lists - Databases
Low Water-Use Landscape Plants for the Southwest (Albuquerque)
High Country Gardens Plant Finder
El Paso County Suggested Plant Lists
Plant List of the Verde Valley and Sedona
Plant of the Month for the Mesilla Valley (Las Cruces area)
Drought Tolerant Plant List for the Intermountain West
WUCOLS: A guide to irrigation water needs of landscape plants in California
USDA PLANTS Database
Fire Effects Information Service (USDA Forest Service Plant List)
Atlas of Important Trees and Shrubs in North America
Flora of North America
Botanic Gardens and Museums to see Xeriscape
Rio Grande Botanic Gardens (Albuquerque)
Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson)
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, UTEP Centennial Museum (El Paso)
Denver Botanic Gardens
Desert Demonstration Gardens (Las Vegas NV)
Mesa Xeriscape Demonstration Garden (Colorado Springs)
Water Conservation Garden (San Diego, CA)
Tohono Chul Park (Tucson)
Weather-Climate-Environment
New Mexico State University Climate Center
National Weather Service Office, Albuquerque NM
National Weather Service: Interactive Weather Information Network
Western Regional Climate Center
Weatherbase
Desert USA
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
BASIN: Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network
Greatplains.org
Design and General Xeriscape Information
City of Albuquerque Xeriscape Information
New Mexico Water Conservation Program
Colorado Springs Utilities, Xeriscape Online
Denver Water Department
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Water Conservation Garden (San Diego, CA)
Xeriscaping Southwestern Gardening (Discussion Group)
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