A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast [Hardcover]

Arthur P. Terrell (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1989

A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast preserves its historic background of information on plants and growing conditions for this area while updating planting charts and tables to help you be a more successful gardener.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 186 pages
• Publisher: Pacesetter Press; 4th edition (February 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884153509
• ISBN-13: 978-0884153504
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #688,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Book for Houston Gardeners, April 23, 2000

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Richard E. Meier (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast (Hardcover)

This is a terrific all-around gardening book for the Houston/East Texas Gardener written by the premier Houston gardening club. It is probably good for the whole Gulf Coast too, since the climates are similar. As an ex-northeasterner and novice gardener, I can say that if you are gardening in Houston and can only buy one book, this is it.

The text covers everything from herbs to flowers to trees, as well as potting, lawns, ground covers, vines, shrubs and vegetables. Special sections concentrate on Azaleas, Camellias and Roses, as well as soil improvement, watering, drainage, diseases and insects. In each section, tables list best planting times, blooming times, light and wattering requirements and other comments for each type of plant.

I found the book great for brain-storming, as well as for carrying to the garden store to determine if the great-looking flower or vine was really suitable for planting in my backyard.

My only regret: that it's not 50 pages longer...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast by River, September 4, 2001

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Marc Scheel (Tarpon Springs, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast (Hardcover)

I have employed this book for over twenty-five years and attribute my lovely gardens to it's advice. I will be ordering the new edition as I have relocated to the Gulf area once again after many years on the Eastern seaboard,but now I am in Florida. Still, the month by month instruction for garden maintenance, plantings, pruning, fertilizing etc. will work in my area of Florida. I highly recommend this to any gardener along the Gulf Coast.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old but useful, September 9, 2005

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Staying put "Now a mom" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast (Hardcover)

The version I ordered used was very old, I can't remember if the publishing date was listed. Regardless, it is useful. Varieties change so quickly, and nurseries often change their supplier. The overall layout is not updated and easy to read (numbered steps and lists, more whitespace). The content is very applicable to Houston in my almost 2 years of experience and use of several other Texas gardening books that have been too broad in scope (the climate varies here!).