Gardening in South Texas

Written in a conversational style familiar to his radio listeners, Welsh aims to be a practical guide for gardeners new and experienced. He wants readers to have fun with both his book and their gardening.

A month-by-month guide to gardening. Welsh includes information about garden design as well as plant care of trees, shrubs, flowers, lawns, herbs, fruit and vegetables.

With full-color illustrations of each and every plant, Clausen introduces versatile and visually appealing plants that deer usually choose not to eat. Clausen includes design tips and companion plants for her 50 chosen annuals, perennials, bulbs, ferns, grasses, and shrubs.

Bainbridge offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently -- using up to 90 percent less water for the same results. With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant's roots with little to no evaporation. These systems are available at hardware stores and garden centers; are easy to set up and use; and work for garden beds, container gardens, and trees.

Full of in-depth information and gardening tips, this resource contains the latest information on organic gardening and native plants, as well as regional-specific tips for each type of plant in the garden and creative suggestions for hardscaping.

Each chapter in this sourcebook is devoted to one of Texas's 12 gardening regions, describing each region's climate and soil type, and interspersed throughout are money-saving tips and professional landscaping advice on plant selection and garden maintenance. Containing all the information needed to create and maintain a healthy and beautiful Texas garden, this handbook is a great reference for any avid gardener.-- From publisher description.

Ever wonder what *exactly* a 'fast-growing shade tree' is? Or maybe you're wondering why your tomato plants aren't producing tomatoes. For more than 30 years Sperry has been answering these types of Texas gardening questions.

The questions in his book are divided by type of plant, and then by type of question. A keyword index in the back will help you locate specific plants or problems.