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The bible of Texas gardening just got better!

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 2 edition (February 25, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0878337997
  • ISBN-13: 978-0878337996
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,459 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book, March 16, 1999
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If you live in Texas and do anything with your lawn or garden, BUY this book immediately.

Neil covers lawns, perennials, annuals, vegetables, trees, and shrubs in an exhaustive, comprehensive format. Full color pictures guide you through the basics of gardening these types, water and fertilizer, recommendations on your part of Texas, along with summaries of each plant.

If the shrub/plant has pest problems, fungus issues or is high maintenance, Neil lays it out in a no B.S. manner that's both easy to read and handily referenced later. Every plant has a color picture associated, which helps a lot.

The ONLY thing missing in his book would be house plants, but purchased "The House Plant Expert" for those.

Amazon's price is a steal compared to my local bookstore - WELL WORTH the twenty-five bucks. It's a big, hardbound, monster-sized book that you'll constantly be referring back to again and again!

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Own for Texas Gardeners, August 6, 1999
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Texas is a different planet, and Neil Sperry has charted it. No other gardening book in the world prepares someone for the extreme climates, the hideous excuse for soil, and the vast assortment of herbaceous critters that exist in this state. You have to have this book to succeed in landscaping endeavors. The pages on my copy are well-worn. It is an excellent, easy-to-use reference bible. A bargain at twice the price.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best gardening book for the Texas Gardener bar none!, March 25, 1998
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This book is wonderfully informative. It has hundreds of color pictures to help you choose plants and covers the ones that are native or adapt very well to our climate. Don't be thinking you can check it out at the library. I live in Austin and they have dozens of copies but they are checked out at every branch. IT'S A MUST HAVE!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference
I bought several books on Texas gardening as I just moved here. This is another great reference book.
Published 1 month ago by Gabrialle Martin

2.0 out of 5 stars Jack of all topics, master of none
I bought this book based on the stellar amazon reviews, temporarily forgetting that gardening book buyers seem to be a overly enthusiastic and entirely too forgiving crowd. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patrick Goetz

4.0 out of 5 stars Texas Gardening Basics
I would recommend this book as a starting point for Texas gardening. Since I'm new to TX, I needed to understand what basic gardening is like here in the Dallas area. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Temteacher

3.0 out of 5 stars Texas Gardening
It has not been as helpful as I had hoped. Most of my questions cannot be answered from this book, but it is still nice to have around.
Published 3 months ago by Cap

5.0 out of 5 stars Texas Gardening
This is a great book. I had a very old book and this is an update.
Published on July 22, 2007 by Diane Grant

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Source!
Guess my brother got tired of all my ?? so he got me this book!!

I absolutely LOVE it & recommend it! Read more
Published on June 6, 2007 by J. Sardelich

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have!
I call it my "Garden Bible." My mom had the first edition, which I read when I was just a kid. Now that I'm all grown up, I still use this book! Read more
Published on May 24, 2007 by S. Hammett

5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Sperry's Complete Guide to Texas Gardening
I have wanted this book for a very long time, and so I've have built up a lot of expectation and this book does not dissappoint. Read more
Published on January 16, 2007 by T. Conolly

5.0 out of 5 stars Texas Made EASY
Neil Sperry definately knows what he's talking about in regards to what will/will not grow in Texas. As a recent homeowner, I needed all the help I could get. Read more
Published on November 3, 2006 by Nickipsyc@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars #1 must have in Texas
As far as I'm concerned this is the bible for texas gardening. I refer to it for lawn care, landscaping, tree planting, flower beds and vegetable gardening.
Published on July 13, 2006 by Scott Maxwell

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