Read Doug Welsh Texas Garden Almanac Texas AM AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series Douglas F Welsh Aletha St Romain 9781603444781 Books

Product details Series Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series Paperback 512 pages Publisher Texas A&M University Press; 2 edition (November 1, 2011) Language English ISBN-10 9781603444781 ISBN-13 978-1603444781 ASIN 1603444785

Doug Welsh Texas Garden Almanac Texas AM AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series Douglas F Welsh Aletha St Romain 9781603444781 Books Reviews

• Am a first time home owner and have no clue what to do with my yard so I bought this book to help me along my journey. I found the book easy to follow and read. Each chapter is laid out in a logical way and I like the monthly quick tips at the end of each, it gives you a nice checklist of sorts of what you need to do each month. I would have liked to see an appendix at the end of the book cataloging all the plants in one place instead of having to reference different chapters.
• This is the most accessible book for gardening I have ever (partially) read. Even though I'm just getting started, Doug Welsh has a very conversational tone, and the book is organized very graphically.
  
  I bought this book because I wanted specific advice on how to deal with the challenges of the Texas environment, and this book promises to do that marvelously. It provides specific plant varieties that do well in the challenging Texas climate. Also, it feels like it is trying to be a companion to your garden, and it has charts that tell you WHAT to do, and WHEN to do them, which what I was looking for as I often look at my yard, and have no idea where to start.
  
  Some other gardening books may be more comprehensive as to what types of gardens there are (rock gardens, water gardens, etc), or gardening techniques, or have more nationally inclusive plant varieties, but few will take your hand and walk you through like the Texas Garden Almanac.
  
  I'd highly recommend this book to anyone in Texas, who doesn't know where to start, but knows that they want to do more to their yard/garden.
• This is a fantastic book. It's organized by months of the year, which is especially important for a beginner like me. I had planned to use it as a reference book, as questions came up. So imagine my surprise when I picked it up to read and found the prose easy-going and readable! I'm not completely through it yet, but it looks like I'll be reading soup to nuts, as well as using it for future reference! I wish all how-to books were this interesting AND accessible!
• As a new homeowner, I wanted to make sure I got my landscaping and yard care right for the Texas temperatures and climate. This almanac nailed every topic I needed to know more about and did so in a very user friendly manner. A must for any Texas Gardener young or seasoned! You will not go wrong with this one!
• Excellent practical resource for dealing with the exasperating vagaries of Texas weather and soil conditions. It's nice to finally have a gardening reference that is focused on the environment that exists here.
  
  This is the first book I check when I have a gardening question. I have given copies to a municipal department, my parents, and all of my siblings. And now that my children have their own homes, I am purchasing copies for them as well. Every homeowner in Texas should have one. The section on "How to Water" is particularly instructive, especially given our ongoing water issues.
• I love this book! This is going to be my Texas gardening bible! I'm a new gardener and the author makes things easy to understand for beginners.
• Great book to add to your collection of Gardening Books, especially if you live in Texas!
• Good book to learn about trees, plants, shrubs that do well in Texas. Invest landscape dollars wisely with plants that are appropriate for your landscape.