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Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac (Month-by-Month Guide)

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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).

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

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.

I love this book. I went to a class at the Arbor Gate Nursery and Dr Welsh was the speaker. He is so enthusiastic and knowledgable about gardening. This book has all the info you need for Texas gardening. It is well written and the illustrations are beautiful.

This book is an excellent resource for the less experienced gardener. It provides location specific information making it a very useful tool. Tried to use few others first without much satisfaction, but LOVED this book. The organization of topics and by month make it incredibly user friendly.

Excellent book! Very beneficial to both long-term and novice gardeners.

Excellent format and the month to month guide is very useful.

Great choice.

If you own a yard and/or garden in the state of Texas, you need this book. It is by far the best gardening book specific to Texas climate that I've ever seen and owned. I bought this copy as a gift for a friend as a housewarming present. I gave my mother a copy for Christmas. EXCELLENT book!

This is a very helpful book for Texas gardeners. The format is user friendly and it would be a great addition to anyone's gardening library.

The book looks great and has exactly the information that I'm looking for. It's a gift for my brother and I'm happy to give it to him!

Purchased as a gift for my wife. She is always reading something out of it, and has told me numerous times how much she likes it. Personally, I don't grow stuff; I mow it down.