(Jewell, J. (2021). Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. United States: Timber Press. page 69) New Mexico includes four distinct biomes: forest, desert, grassland, and riparian. Albuquerque is influenced and enriched by them all, and the diversity of smiles, plants, and microclimates within this intersectional space is integral to what landscape designer and outdoorsman Hunter Ten Broeck loves about living and grading here. Read entire interview here: Google Books , Amazon, Workman Publishing