Adventures in Texas gardening / Bill Scheick.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Gardening in Texas is not for the faint of heart or weak-willed. Given the remarkable variety of soils, climate ranges, and the obstacles of stifling heat, humidity, and drought, the dedication of so many gardening enthusiasts speaks to the powerful hold plants have over people. Living and gardening in Central Texas since 1969, Bill Scheick has celebrated successes and analyzed failures. Techniques and plants that worked in one yard did not necessarily work in another just a few miles away. In Adventures in Texas Gardening, Scheick shares, through personal accounts as well as stories from fell.

Intro; Contents; Introduction; Part 1. When Things Go Sideways; 1. Backyard Upheaval; 2. Going to the Dogs; 3. Free-for-All at the Fig Stop; 4. Incorrigible Banditry; 5. Not Walden Pond; 6. Scandalous Unlawning; 7. Turning Inside Out; Part 2. Troweling for Answers; 8. Dad, Can We Grow a Christmas Tree?; 9. How Old Is This Tree?; 10. What Does It Take to Raise Standards?; 11. Where Are My Holly Berries?; 12. Can Dreaded Bolting "Bee" Okay?; 13. How Did Our Bees Get So Blue?; 14. Why Are There Black and Green Flowers?; 15. Is My Contaminated Yard a Lost Cause?; 16. Does The Moon Matter?

Part 3. Gardeners Who Shared17. Devil Cactus Makes Good; 18. Salvia Fever; 19. Ditching Callas for Daylilies and Irises; 20. Buckwheat to the Rescue; 21. Orchids for Everyone; 22. High-Voltage Violets; Acknowledgments; Selected Recent Works Cited; Index

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