The New Central Texas Gardener

by Cheryl Hazeltine and Barry Lovelace

Book Overview

How to create low-maintenance gardens, water-collecting ponds, and native-plant gardens that attract butterflies and birds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890968713
• ISBN13: 9780890968710
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Intro Manual

Small, well-focused book for the Texas Hill Country, an area which seems to be populated by about 90% newcomers from other climates -- of which I was one. Good basic info and plant suggestions. It's not an encyclopedia, but not meant to be. A non-threatening introduction to gardening in an often-difficult climate.

They Forgot Japanese Maples!

This is a nice little book with some interesting information. It even has 8 pages of color photos (but what is the theme?). It's a worthwhile addition to a collection of books on the subject of Texas Gardening. If you are looking for one book as a general reference, however, I believe you are better off with Neil Sperry's "Texas Gardening". I can't believe there's not a word about the venerable Japanese Maple, my favorite specimen tree for (most of) Texas!