Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac

Think of Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac as a giant 
monthly calendar for the entire state—a practical, information-
packed, month-by-month guide for gardeners and "yardeners." 
This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and 
garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable, herb, 
and fruit gardening; and soil, mulch, water, pests, and plant care. 
It will help you to create beautiful, productive, healthy gardens and 
have fun doing it.
    Writer, educator, and broadcaster Doug Welsh gives a wealth 
of practical gardening advice in this book. Encouraging us to 
"think like a plant," Welsh holds pruning school in February, 
conducts a lawn clinic in April, builds a perennial garden in 
September, and shows us how to grow fresh vegetables for 
Thanksgiving. Yet this barely scratches the surface of all that is 
offered in this comprehensive, fun-to-use guide. With colorful and 
instructive illustrations and helpful information boxes, plant lists, 
charts, sidebars, and tips, the book is written in the engaging, 
conversational style that anyone who has listened to Welsh's 
radio show will recognize.

    Whether your passion is roses or green beans, wildflowers or 
trees, reading this book is like having a personal garden consultant 
and friend at your side. Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac will 
inspire you throughout the year and make you more eager than ever 
to get out into your garden.

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DOUG WELSH is a professor and extension horticulturist at 
Texas A&M University and statewide coordinator for the Texas 
Master Gardener program. He hosts a gardening call-in radio show 
and provides gardening tips on television each week. He has also 
written a book on xeriscaping and is coeditor of the Texas Master 
Gardener Handbook.


Table of Contents
 
Chapter Excerpt


What people are saying about this book

Look for a review of this book on the website Dave's Garden.
"We especially like how Welsh gives us guidance for every month. . . ."
—Texas Highways, February 2008

"Welsh has packed this month-by-month guide with information . . . 
he keeps the text lively and conversational so it doesn’t weigh you 
down."—Houston Chronicle, December 22, 2007

Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac " . . . a must for all Texas 
gardeners."—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 December 2007

" . . . a comprehensive, fun-to-use guide full of colorful and 
instructive pages. The helpful boxes, plant lists, charts, sidebars, 
and tips in the book make it one you can pick up here and there or 
dive into reading all at once."—Austin American Statesman, 
15 December 2007


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Media Inquiries

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