High Desert Approved and Prohibited Plant List

Acknowledgements

Dr. Pamela McBride with the Native Plant Society of New Mexico and Paleoethnobotanist at Office of Archaeological Studies

Dr. Douglas S Cram at New Mexico State University, Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources Department.

References Update

All High Desert Property Owners must follow the Governing documents.

1) Declaration of Covenants Microsoft Word - amd_restated_ccrs_8_15_11_FINAL.doc (highdesertliving.net)

2) Guidelines for Sustainability that pertains to their village

3) Guidelines for Sustainability for Estate and Premier Villages jump.cgi (highdesertliving.net)

4) Guidelines for Sustainability for Builder Villages jump.cgi (highdesertliving.net)

5) Supplemental Declarations and Supplements to the Guidelines for Sustainability for Builder Villages High Desert Living: Documents & Forms/Official Documents/Governing Documents

Good reference for information on the individual plants (height, width, light exposure, water use, and allergenic potential) .

The Complete How to Guide to Xeriscaping, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, Xeric-Guide.pdf (state.nm.us) (https://www.ose.state.nm.us/WUC/brochures/XericGuide.pdf)

Native Plant Literature

Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Native Plant Society of New Mexico – New Mexico's Voice for Native Plants (npsnm.org), ( https://www.npsnm.org/)

Judy Phillis, New Mexico Gardener's Guide, Cool Springs Press, January1 2005

Good source for many new plants, dryland bulbs, and cacti. High Country Gardens Pioneers in Sustainable Gardening, High Country Gardens | Pioneers in Sustainable Gardening, (https://www.highcountrygardens.com/)

Tree references:

From Seed to Shade- A Tree Care Guide, PNM, a707bda0-4cb6-4bd4-ab77-72c8c1f0c7d6 (pnm.com)

(https://www.pnm.com/documents/28767612/28773876/PNM+From+Seed+to+Shade.pdf/a707bda04cb6-4bd4-ab77-72c8c1f0c7d6?t=1477696013609)

“Climate Ready Trees - The Nature Conservancy, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and City of Albuquerque, NMFO Climate-Ready report (nature.org)