A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast

By River Oaks Garden Club

Book Overview

A discussion of everything a gardener needs to know. It covers design, soil improvement, drainage, watering, lawns, trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, bulbs, flowers, and gardens for colour, shade,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884153509
• ISBN13: 9780884153504
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Pacesetter Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Gulf coast gardens

I grew up in Houston, referring to this book for each month of the year and my gardening options and planning. It is really great for most of the Gulf Coast area from Texas to Florida with exceptions for your yards soil conditions. It advises you monthly and tells how to prepare beds for annuals, perennials, as well as shrubs. It describes in detail each plant condusive to the area. How to trim, when to trim, needs and protections. I left my copy with a relative when transferred out of Houston to the Northeast early in my career. Now, back in the gulf coast area in Florida, I went online and found a copy, used, but in great condition. It does not matter the age of the book, if you live in the area mentioned, get it. Marc

Old but useful

The version I ordered used was very old, I can't remember if the publishing date was listed. Regardless, it is useful. Varieties change so quickly, and nurseries often change their supplier. The overall layout is not updated and easy to read (numbered steps and lists, more whitespace). The content is very applicable to Houston in my almost 2 years of experience and use of several other Texas gardening books that have been too broad in scope (the climate varies here!).

A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast by River

I have employed this book for over twenty-five years and attribute my lovely gardens to it's advice. I will be ordering the new edition as I have relocated to the Gulf area once again after many years on the Eastern seaboard,but now I am in Florida. Still, the month by month instruction for garden maintenance, plantings, pruning, fertilizing etc. will work in my area of Florida. I highly recommend this to any gardener along the Gulf Coast.

An Essential Book for Houston Gardeners

This is a terrific all-around gardening book for the Houston/East Texas Gardener written by the premier Houston gardening club. It is probably good for the whole Gulf Coast too, since the climates are similar. As an ex-northeasterner and novice gardener, I can say that if you are gardening in Houston and can only buy one book, this is it.The text covers everything from herbs to flowers to trees, as well as potting, lawns, ground covers, vines, shrubs and vegetables. Special sections concentrate on Azaleas, Camellias and Roses, as well as soil improvement, watering, drainage, diseases and insects. In each section, tables list best planting times, blooming times, light and wattering requirements and other comments for each type of plant.I found the book great for brain-storming, as well as for carrying to the garden store to determine if the great-looking flower or vine was really suitable for planting in my backyard. My only regret: that it's not 50 pages longer...