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Product Description Texas Gardener’s Handbook is filled with need-to-know information from popular Texas gardening experts. Each includes his or her collective wisdom in a complete guide for Texas gardeners. In addition to hundreds of proven plants, this resource has monthly to-do calendars for each of more than ten plant categories, from annuals to vines. Full-color photos and expert advice assist gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from planting to watering. Information on gardening with less water addresses the challenges of gardening in Texas. From the Back Cover ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PLAN, PLANT & MAINTAIN A TEXAS GARDEN The one-stop answer book for all your Texas gardening questions! The Texas Gardener’s Handbook combines the wisdom of multiple gardening experts into one affordable, easy-to-use volume. The authors have filled this resource with only the must-know gardening information for your Texas gardening success! Texas Gardener’s Handbook features: Eleven popular plant categories, from annuals to Texas wildflowers Water-wise plant selections, native plants, and fruit and vegetable gardening for Texas Twelve months of around-the-garden maintenance advice for each of the plant categories More than 300 full-color plant profiles with helpful icons for sun and shade Information on low-water gardening and sustainable gardening practices Problem solving, pest and disease, and plant care information Texas community resources—and so much more Whatever your level of expertise, this is the one-stop answer book for all your Texas gardening questions! About the Author Dale Groom (Dallas, TX), The Plant Groom, is a horticulturist and native Texan. Dale is an accomplished author, radio and television host, speaker, consultant, and columnist whose column "Ask the Plant Groom" is syndicated. Dale is an extension horticulturist and certified professional nurseryman. Dan Gill (Baton Rouge, LA) is an extension horticulturist with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. He teaches lectures and demonstrations and writes articles on gardening. He has bachelor and master degrees in horticulture from Louisiana State University. Dale Groom (Dallas, TX), The Plant Groom, is a horticulturist and native Texan. Dale is an accomplished author, radio and television host, speaker, consultant, and columnist whose column "Ask the Plant Groom" is syndicated. Dale is an extension horticulturist and certified professional nurseryman. Dan Gill (Baton Rouge, LA) is an extension horticulturist with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. He teaches lectures and demonstrations and writes articles on gardening. He has bachelor and master degrees in horticulture from Louisiana State University. James Fizzell has more than 50 years of hands-on horticultural experience, making him the source other experts turn to with their toughest turf, vegetable, landscape, and plant problems. Fizzell is well known to midwest gardeners through numerous appearances on radio and TV and from articles for neighborhood weekly newspapers. Jim has written more than twelve books for midwest gardeners for Cool Springs Press. Joe Lamp’l (aka joe gardener) is one of the country’s most recognized and trusted personalities in gardening and green living. With a dual degree in horticulture and business, Joe was the host of Fresh from the Garden on the DIY Network for 3 years (52 episodes) and then on PBS for several more. Currently, he is the host of Growing a Greener World on PBS which has aired for 10 seasons (200 episodes) and is still going strong. The program airs in 96% of the US and in 38 countries. Joe has been an on-air contributor for NBC’s The Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, and The Weather Channel. He also has a nationally syndicated newspaper column. Joe’s podcast, The joe gardener Show, is the #1 most-listened-to gardening podcast in the country. His conversations w