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This is a great book for Texas Gardeners, March 26, 2008
This review is from: Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac (Month-by-Month Guide) (Paperback)
I like the layout of this book. I read it cover to cover within the first week but have continued to use it as a reference. I like the month-by-month layout and it covers the majority of topics that a Texas gardener wants to know about. It's sort of like combining the best parts of several books...and the format is easy to read and is slightly humerous. The book covers several areas of Texas, so no matter where you live the book covers your area. There are some topics where I wanted more depth, so I used the internet or library to find more detailed information. This book also debunked some of the theories I had learned about specific gardening methods...old wives tales that were truly tales. All said, I would purchase this book again and recommend it for novice to experienced gardeners (stopping short of master gardeners, but they're the ones writing the books anyway).
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Treasured Gift - Just in Time for the Holidays, November 11, 2007
This review is from: Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac (Month-by-Month Guide) (Paperback)
Finally we have a companion to the nationwide Farmer's Almanac -
designed for our unique state - our climate and our plants.
Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac is the definitive almanac on
Texas gardening, covering indepth topics such as pruning trees,
attracting butterflies, and managing fire ants.
In addition, readers will find handy quick-tips including: using
clear plastic soda bottles for mini greenhouses, avoiding the
epidemic of crepe murder (over-pruning crepe myrtles), and creating
herb gardens in mini containers.
Hundreds of delightful illustrations by Aletha St. Romain -
including a beautiful amaryllis illustration for the chapter on
December - make the book a joy for the eyes.
It is so jam-packed with information, tips, and useful
illustrations, it would make a life-long garden guide for a new
gardener. Then too, experienced gardeners would find the book a
wonderful edition to their gardening book library.
As we become more dependent on food sources from millions of miles
away, the need to garden more closely in our own area is of primary
concern. For this reason, every school should consider ordering
copies for students. And if a high school student shows any
inclination toward gardening, this would be a treasured gift.
Medium weight slick paper with fading violet and lime colored edges
make the book wonderful to browse. Every library in Texas needs
this gem.
Valerie Brown, Texas Master Gardener
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A must read for the texas gardener, January 26, 2010
This review is from: Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac (Month-by-Month Guide) (Paperback)
It's written for beginner gardeners in mind. The month by month garden tasks, and timely tips is a very useful format. The writing style is easy to read.
It's loaded with small essays on how to get a get a perfect lawn, tree, vegetable, perennials or annuals planting, use water efficiently...
Of course it's focused on Texas weather, and recommend all plants adapted to it.
It gives also many tips on how to go organic gardening, detect soil and plant problems and solve them.
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