 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
PLANTS FOR HOUSTON AND THE GULF COAST
|
| By: |
Howard Garrett |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£23.99 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0292717407 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780292717404 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 March, 2008 |
| Pages: |
164 |
| Description: |
Offers advice about what to plant and how to maintain healthy yards and landscapes without synthetic fertilizers and toxic pesticides. This book presents nearly 400 plants, both native and adapted, that grow well in Southeast Texas. |
| Synopsis: |
Whether you're a first-time homeowner, dedicated gardener, or landscape professional, if you're gardening on the Gulf Coast, you need Howard Garrett's Plants for Houston and the Gulf Coast. Garrett is one of Texas's top organic gardening experts, and gardeners rely on him for accurate, sensible advice about what to plant and how to maintain healthy yards and landscapes without synthetic fertilizers and toxic pesticides. In Plants for Houston and the Gulf Coast, Garrett presents nearly 400 plants, both native and adapted, that grow well in Southeast Texas.Like all of Howard Garrett's books, Plants for Houston and the Gulf Coast is loaded with indispensable gardening information:Nearly 400 trees, shrubs, groundcovers and vines, annuals and perennials, and grasses400 full-color, close-up photos of the plantsExpert information about each plant's appearance, growing requirements, landscape uses, potential problems, and other interesting factsPrecise, easy-to-follow instructions about how to design a garden, prepare the soil, install trees and other plants, grow grass and control weeds, and maintain the landscape and control pestsA detailed gardening calendar for Southeast Texas that lists specific plants to plant and maintenance tasks to perform each monthNo other book currently available provides such extensive and reliable information for Texas Gulf Coast gardeners. |
| Illustrations: |
400 color photos |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Texas Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|