Now expanded to cover Texas and beyond, Plants of the Metroplex is the only Texas book available giving practical landscape advice from a landscape architect's point of view. Howard Garrett uses his years of experience as a gardener, landscape contractor, maintenance contractor, and landscape architect to give you clear-cut, money-saving advice on the proper selection, installation, and maintenance of landscape plant material for the Metroplex and beyond. Garrett also explains his organic approach, "The Natural Way", which gives gardeners greater success with lower costs and without the risks of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

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Foreword by Alex BurtonCommitment To The EnvironmentPlanting Design

Trees
Shrubs
Groundcovers
Vines
Herbs
Flowers
Grasses
Design Mistakes
Special NoteLandscape Installation
Soils
Soil Amendments
Mulches
Soil Preparation and PlantingLandscape Maintenance
Trees
Shrubs
Groundcovers and Vines
Annuals, Perennials, and Herbs
Grass
Organic Pest Remedies
Maintenance by the CalendarTreesShrubs And "Sort Of" ShrubsGroundcovers, Vines, Grasses, And HerbsFlowers: Annuals, Perennials, And BulbsDefinitions Of TermsIndex