TEXAS GARDENING THE NATURAL WAY

Compost your old "complete" gardening guide. There's a new way of gardening in Texas that's healthier for people and the environment, more effective at growing vigorous plants and reducing pests, cheaper to maintain, and just more fun. It's Howard Garrett's "The Natural Way" organic gardening program, and it's all here in Texas Gardening the Natural Way. This book is the first complete, state-of-the-art organic gardening handbook for Texas. Using Garrett's mainstream gardening techniques, this book presents a total gardening program: How to plan, plant, and maintain beautiful landscapes without using chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides Gardening Fundamentals Soils Landscape design Planting techniques Maintenance practices More native and adaptable varieties of garden and landscape plants than any other guide on the market Trees 134 species of evergreens, berry- and fruit-bearing Flowering Yellow fall color, orange fall color, and red fall color Shrubs and Specialty Plants 8