Neil Sperry's Complete Guide to Texas Gardening, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

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Product Description

The bible of Texas gardening just got better!

Product Details

• 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

By A Customer

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!

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Own for Texas Gardeners, August 6, 1999

By A Customer

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.

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

By A Customer

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!