How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition [Hardcover]

Jill Nokes (Author), Kathryn Miller Brown (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0292755740 | ISBN-13: 978-0292755741 | Edition: Revised

From reviews of the first edition: "Nokes draws upon many unpublished observations by experienced propagators, which should keep many gardeners from trial-and-error inquiries of their own. . . . This attractive, clearly written landscape-materials guide will fill a large gap in western horticultural literature and should serve as a model for other regional guides." --Horticulture Since its first publication in 1986, How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest has set the standard for both home and professional gardeners. Written when the native plant movement was just getting started, it helped convert a generation of gardeners to the practical and aesthetic values of using drought-tolerant plants in southwestern landscapes. In this new edition, Jill Nokes has extensively rewritten every section to include the latest information on the production, cultivation, and landscape use of native plants. She has added over 75 new species and updated the propagation and care information for the original 350 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines. In addition to the individual plant descriptions, she also devotes whole chapters to gathering and storing seeds, seed germination, planting, vegetative propagation, and transplanting. With this wealth of clearly presented, easy-to-reference information, How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest will remain the last word on this subject.

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From reviews of the first edition: "Nokes draws upon many unpublished observations by experienced propagators, which should keep many gardeners from trial-and-error inquiries of their own... This attractive, clearly written landscape-materials guide will fill a large gap in western horticultural literature and should serve as a model for other regional guides." -Horticulture

About the Author

Jill Nokes has a landscape design and consulting practice in Austin, Texas, where she and her associates work with architects, builders, homeowners, new landowners, and schools to create landscape designs that reflect the local region and thrive with a minimum of resources, especially water.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press; Revised edition (May 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292755740
• ISBN-13: 978-0292755741
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,535,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers to all your questions about how to make more plants, August 6, 2001

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Abby P Birdwell (Meridian, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition (Paperback)

If you are serious about learning more about plants, all forms of propogation, then this is the book for you. It gets technical, but again, if you are serious, then you can figure it out. Comprehensive, well organized, good drawings, good glossary (no pronunciation guide though)and good index. A must have reference. Thanks to Ms Nokes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wondered why my seeds wouldn't come up.I, January 20, 2009

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Ken in Texas - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition (Paperback)

I have gone back to this book time after time. How to treat the seeds you pick up in the woods or gather in the pasture makes all the difference whether they come up. Also watering, when and how much, this book covers it all. Lots of pictures and interesting info on many different types of flowers, trees, vines, etc. well organized.

2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Award Winner for Book Design, July 22, 2002

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This review is from: How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition (Paperback)

This book has received an Award of Excellence for book design in the 2001 Southern Books Competition. "Lovely green cloth binding opens to stunning title page typography that sits upon faint leaves. The typographic design is classic without being boring. Details, like the screened-back ornaments on the Contents page speak to the refinement of the design." Congratulations to the author and illustrator, designer Ellen McKie, and the University of Texas Press.