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March 15: Texas Gardening

Texas Gardener's Resource:
All you need to know to plan, plant, & maintain a Texas garden

by Dale Groom

This is a month-by-month guide planting and growing anything—annuals, lawns, fruits, vegetables, trees.  The book provides full color photos of plants and everything the beginner needs to know about a particular plant.
Texas Gardening the Natural Way:
The complete handbook

by Howard Garrett

A fully illustrated guide to organic gardening in the Lonestar State shows readers how to plan, plant and maintain beautiful landscapes without using chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides, instructs on gardening fundamentals and much more. 
Neil Sperry's Lone Star Gardening
by Neil Sperry

Offers practical advice on gardening and recommends varieties of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, grasses, annuals, perennials, fruit, nuts, and vegetables suitable for growing in Texas
Additional Reading of Interest

Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening:
Plant, grow, and harvest the best edibles for Texas gardens

by Greg Grant

This book includes more than 60 fruits, vegetables and herbs suitable for the diverse growing conditions of Texas gardens. Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening addresses the climate, soil, sun, and water conditions that affect growing success. Each plant profile highlights planting, growing, watering, and care information. Helpful charts and graphs assist gardeners in knowing when to plant and harvest.
Adventures in Texas Gardening
by William J Scheick

 In Adventures in Texas Gardening, Scheick shares, through personal accounts as well as stories from fellow gardeners, big gardening efforts--transforming an entire backyard, dealing with unruly pets and marauding wildlife, and fostering vanishing bees. Attention is also given to other challenges, such as soil erosion and yard contamination.
Grow Great Vegetables in Texas
by Trisha Shirey

This ultimate local guide to growing vegetables and other edibles provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details across Texas. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. In-depth profiles of nearly 50 edibles round out the information and help ensure a can't-miss harvest.
Native Texas Gardens:
Maximum beauty, minimum upkeep

by Sally Wasowski

Showcases the state's native plants and their home landscaping potential through color photographs of gardens at different locations and text that offers advice on how to establish, design, and maintain them