XIX. GARDENING & LANDSCAPING

Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Understanding the Butterfly; 2. Create Your Own Butterfly Garden; 3. Your Planting Plan; 4. An Instant Butterfly Garden; 5. Let Nature Do It: Butterfly-Friendly Pest Controls; 6. A Special South Texas Garden; 7. Butterflies for the South; 8. Larval Food Plants; 9. Nectar Plants; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Landscapes for Beauty and Bounty; The Humid South: Made in the Shade; The Northeast: Privacy and Production; The Appalachians: A Woodland Clearing; The Desert: A Design for Drought; Pacific Maritime: Fruitful Formality; Landscaping with Arbors and Trellises; Mix Trees and Shrubs for Privacy and Protection; A Garden of Butterflies; Trees that Fit Small Yards; Build A Garden Pool; Garden Walls Without Mortar.

Contents: Preface, Foreword, Introduction, TheGarden-Ville Story, What Is Organic Gardening? Soil Building, Planting and Growing, Pest Management, Index, Appendix

Contents: Preface to the Texas A&M Nature Guides Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Welcome to Wildscaping; Chapter One: Creating a Wildscape; Chapter Two: The Ecological Regions of Texas; Chapter Three: The Basics of Wildlife Habitat; Chapter Four: Designing Your Wildscape; Part 2: Gardening Tips for Texas Critters; Chapter Five: Birds; Chapter Six: Common Texas Birds; Chapter Seven: Hummingbirds; Chapter Eight: Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians; Chapter Nine: Insects & Spiders; Part 3: Garden Troubleshooting; Chapter Ten: Gate Crashers & Unwanted Guests; Chapter Eleven: Special Areas; Chapter Twelve: Watch Out for Exotics! Glossary; Bibliography and Reading List.

Contents: Welcome; Why Use Native Plants? Planting Zone Map; Weather Data by Community; What Zone Are We In? Tree Pruning Do;'s and Don'ts; Xeriscape: Landscaping for an Arid Climate: On NOT Following the Rules of Landscape Design; Plant List for the Trans-Pecos Region; Big Bend Places to See; The Deer Problem; Planting for Wildlife Chart; The Joys of Solarizing; Going Buggy: Integrated Pest Management; Catchwater Systems; Collecting/Harvesting Plants from the Wild; How to Plant a Tree; What is Making Me Sneeze? A Few Words on Plant Allergies; Cacti: Food for Thought; Some Thoughts on Soil; Recommended Reading; Advertisers and Special Offers.

Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section One: Starting Seeds Indoors; Section Two: Moving Plants Outdoors; Section Three: Special Techniques and Situations; Section Four: Saving Seeds and Making Further Plans;  Encyclopedia of Plants to Grow from Seed; Glossary; Bibliography; Recommended Reading; Index.

Contents: Preventing Plant Invasion; The Role of Roadside Managers; Invasive Plants: Questions and Answers; Native Plants: Questions and Answers; Encyclopedia of Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants; For More Information; Contributors; Federal List of Invasive Garden Plants; Index of Invasive Plants; Index of Native Plants.

Contents: Introduction; About This Book; Acknowledgments; Organization of the Photographs; Color Plates--Woody Plants; Color Plates--Herbaceous Plants; Gymnosperms--Cone-Bearing Plants; Angiosperms--Flowering Plants; Trees; Small Trees or Shrubs; Shrubs; Vines; Arborescent Cacti; Agave and Their Allies; Glossary; Illustrated Glossary; References and Suggested Readings; Index.

Contents: Part One: Welcome to Wildscaping! Part Two: Gardening Tips for Texas Critters; Part Three: Garden Troubleshooting; Part Four: Appendix;

Contents: Preface; Part One, Introduction; Part Two, Gathering Ideas--Plant Communities in the Northeast; Part Three, Planning and Establishing the Landscape; Part Four, Evaluating the Results--Examples of Naturalizing; Appendix A, Representative Species of the Major Plant Communities; Appendix B, Places to Visit; Glossary; Index.

Contents: A Horizon . . . Zygopetalum.

Contents: Introduction, Planting Design, Landscape Installation, Landscape Maintenance, Plant Materials, Definitions of Terms, Index.

Contents: List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. The Climate Where We Live; Soil and its Conditioning: The Raw Material; Plant Propagation: Getting Something Started; Selection of Plants and Landscaping; Lawns: Planting and Keeping Them; Alternatives to Lawns; Tree and Shrub Planting and Maintenance; Trees: A Checklist; Shrubs: A Checklist: Vines and Climbers; Flowers; A Vegetable Primer; Trouble in the Garden; Gardening Calendar for Central Texas; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Climate and Plant Adaptation in the Chihuahuan Desert; Chapter 2: Designing a Desert Garden; Chapter 3: Desert Births: Propagation; Chapter 4: Care of Desert Plants; Chapter 5: Growing Desert Plants Under Non-Desert Conditions; Chapter 6: Pleasure Gardens: Chapter 7: Desert Plant Encyclopedia; Appendix I: Locations for Viewing Native Plants; Appendix II: Mail-Order Sources for Seeds and Plants.  

Contents: Foreword; Section 1 Planning the Vegetable Garden, Starting with the Soil . . . ; Section 2 Organic Vegetable Culture: A Complete Listing; Section 3 Planning the Home Fruit Garden, Selecting Fruit Varieties . . . ; Section 4 Organic Fruit Culture: A Complete Listing; Section 5 Organic Nut Culture: A Complete Listing; Section 6 Herb Gardening, Organic Herb Culture: A Complete Listing; Section 7 Exotic Tropical Fruits: A Complete Listing; Index.

Contents: How to Use This Book; Acknowledgements; Dedication;  Introduction; Alcea rosea--Hollyhock; Agapanthus africanus--Agapanthus, lily of the Nile; [etc.]; Glossary; Index.

Contents: Introduction, Gettin Started, Regions of Texas, Organic and Heirloom Gardens, Design, Flowers, Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables, Trees and Shrubs, Specialty Gardening, Resources.

Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1, Why Natives? Chapter 2, Growing Native Plants; Chapter 3, Wildflowers; Chapter 4, Revegetation; Chapter 5, Plant Descriptions.

Contents: Foreword; Map of Landscape Zones; Map of Annual Precipitation; Map of Hardiness Zones; How to Use This Book; Why Use Native Plants? Landscape Zones; The ABCs of Native Plant Landscaping; Maintaining Your Landscape; Landscaping for Energy and Water Conservation; Landscapes that Attract Wildlife; Lawns: Buffalograss and Turf Alternatives; Using Native Plants as Groundcovers; Landscaping with Vines; Cactus Gardening; Landscaping with Wildflowers; Landscaping with Trees and Shrubs; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Explanation of Codes and Conventions Used in Species Descriptions; Introduction; Trees; Shrubs; Vines; Grasses; Ferns; Forbs; Other Nonnative Plants Invading Southern Forests and Their Margins; General Principles for Controlling Nonnative Invasive Plants; Prescriptions for Specific Nonnative Invasive Plants; Sources of Control Information; Glossary of Important Terms; Flower Parts, Flower Types, Inflorescences; Leaf Arrangements, Leaf Divisions, Shapes, Margins; Parts of a Grass Plant.

Contents: :List of Illustrations; 1 Of Course You Can Grow Good Roses! 2 The Popular Kinds of Garden Roses; 3 Let's Come to Terms; 4 How to Buy Roses; 5 How to Plant and Transplant Roses--and When; 6 How Roses Grow; 7 How to Prune Roses; 8 How to Care for Roses; 9 Roses Have Their Troubles, Too; 10 What Roses to Plant Where; 11 Some Basic Rose Garden Designs; 12 What All-America and Patented Roses Mean to you; 13 What Roses Can Do for You; 14 Interesting Tips About Roses; 15 A Nutshell Summary of Planting and Care; 16 101 of Today's Better roses; Some of the Better Roses by Color; Rose Records; Index.

Contents: Introduction; Large Trees; Large Shrubs; Small Trees/Large Shrubs; Shrubs; Perennials; Ornimental Grasses; Vines; Groundcover; Turf Grasses; Plants to Avoid; Index; Sponsors.

Contents: List of Genera and Species; Preface to the New Edition; Acknowledgments; Map of Texas; I. Introduction; II. Gathering and Storing Seeds; III. Seed

Contents: List of Genera and Species; Acknowledgments; Preface; Map of Texas; Introduction; I. Gathering and Storing Seeds; II. Seed Germination; III. Planting; IV. Vegetative Propagation; V. Transplanting; VI. Propagation of Individual Species; Appendixes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1 A Sense of Place; Chapter 2. Natural by Design; Chapter 3. Planting and Early Maintenance; Chapter 4. Upland Gardens; Chapter 5. High-Plains Grassland and Shrub-Desert Gardens; Chapter 6. Oasis Gardens; Chapter 7. Urban Islands; Chapter 8. A Garden Party; Chapter 9. Maintaining the Balance; Appendix A. Design Glossary/Spatial Requirements; Appendix B. Grading; Appendix C. Plants for Windbreaks; Appendix D. Plants for Prairies; Appendix E. Praire Grasses; Recommended Reading; Index.

Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1, The Uplands Plants; Chapter 2, TheShrub-Desert and Grassland Plants; Chapter 3, The Oasis Plants; Chapter 4, Adaptive Plants for Urban Gardeners; Propagation Glossary; Recommended Reading; Index.

Contents: Foreword by William Martin, Preface, The Process, Plant Profiles.

Contents: List of Illustrations; Introduction; Part I Gardening--A Bird's-Eye View; Part II Ground Preparation; Part III Control of Insects and Plant Diseases; Part IV Gardening Round the Year; Part V Alphabetical Flower Roster; Part VI Shrubs, Trees and Vines; Part VII Lawn Development and Care; Part VIII Flower Seeds; Index.

Contents: Foreword; Part I: Annuals in the Garden; Part II: Culture; Part III: The Catalogue of Annuals; Index.

Contents: Foreword; Part One: Bulbs for Your Garden and How to Use Them; Part Two: The More Important Groups of Bulbs; Part Three; The Catalogue of Bulbs; Recommended Varieties of Garden Bulbs; Index.

Contents: Foreword; Part I. Roses in Your Garden: Where and How to Use Them; Part II. Culture of the Rose; Part III. Rose Types and Varieties; Addenda.

Contents: Foreword by Jan de Graaff; Introduction by Frederick Frye Rockwell; Part I. Lilies in the Garden; Part II. The Growing of Lilies; Part III. The Lily World; Appendix.

Contents: Introduction to the New, Revised Editon; What Is Your Question? Section I Soils and Fertilizers; Section II Landscaping; Section III Ornamental Plants and Their Culture; Section IV Lawns and Turf Areas; Section V The Home Vegetable Garden; Section VI Home Grown Fruits; Section VII House Plants; Section VIII Plant Troubles and Their Control; Section IX Regional Garden Problems; Section X Miscellaneous; Index.

Contents: How to Use This Guide; What Is a Xeriscape? Changing Seasons; Understanding Your Plants; Watersaver Lane; Spring; Summer; Fall; Winter; Garden Problem Solver; Appendix.

Contents: Chapter One, Finding Your Garden Style; Chapter Two, Sources of Inspiration & Information; Chapter Three, Garden Construction; Chapter Four, Garden Conservation; Chapter Five, The Garden's Green Foundation; Chapter Six, Naturescaping the Urban Environment; Chapter Seven, The Gardener's Garden; Chapter Eight, Special Plants for Special Places; Chapter Nine, Garden Furniture; Chapter Ten, Finishing Touches; Appendices & Indexes. 

Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Twelve Gardening States of Texas; Chapter One, Cross Timbers and Grand Prairie; Chapter Two, Trinity Blacklands; Chapter Three, Piney Woods; Chapter Four, Coastal Prairies & Marshes; Chapter Five, Coastal Bend; Chapter Six, Valley; Chapter Seven, Rio Grande Plain; Chapter Eight, Central Blacklands & Savannas; Chapter Nine, Hill Country; Chapter Ten, Red Rolling Plains; Chapter Eleven, High Plains; Chapter Twelve, Trans-Pecos; Index.

Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One, Garden Style; Chapter Two, Inspiration and Information; Chapter Three, Design; Chapter Four, Construction; Chapter Five, Soil Preparation; Chapter Six, The Planting Plan; Chapter Seven, A Gardener's Garden; Chapter Eight, Finishing Touches; Chapter Nine, Ongoing Maintenance; Index.

Contents: Introduction, The Beginnings of Gardening, Planning Your Landscape, Trees for Texas, Shrubs, Vines, Groundcovers, Texas Lawns, Annuals, Perennials, Fruits and Nuts, Vegetable Gardening, Appendix, Index, Botanical Illustrations.

Contents: Introduction; Part One, Starting a Spectacular and Sustainable Garden; Part Two, Growing Your Garden; Part Three, Flower Power; Part Four, Edible Gardening; Part Five, A Seasonal Breakdown of Gardening Chores and Maintenance.

Contents: Acknowledgment; Garden Flowers in Color: Abelia . . . Zinnia; Index.

Contents: Introduction, Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers, Perennials, Vines, Ferns, Grasses, Bibliography.

Contents: Foreword; Preface; 1. Restoring Natives to Suburbia: A Call to Action; 2. The Vital New Role of the Suburban Garden; 3. No Place to Hide; 4. Who Cares about Biodiversity? 5. Why Can't Insects Eat Alien Plants? 6. What Is Native and What Is Not? 7. The Costs of Using Alien Ornamentals; 8. Creating Balanced Communities; 9. Gardening for Insect Diversity; 10. Blending In with the Neighbors; 11. Making It Happen; 12. What Should I Plant? 13. What Does Bird Food Look Like? 14. Answers to Tough Questions; Afterword: The Last Refuge; Appendix I: Native Plants with Wildlife Value and Desirable Landscaping Attrributes by Region; Appendix 2: Host Plants of Butterflies and Showy Moths; Appendix 3: Experimental Evidence; References; Index.

Contents: Preface; 1. Native Orchid Conservation: One View; 2. General Principles of Hardy Orchid Cultivation; 3. Propagation of Hardy Orchids; 4. Mycorrhizal Associations and Hardy Orchids; 5. Hardy Orchids Through the Seasons; 6. Bletilla: The Ideal Beginner's Plant; 7. A Catalog of Hardy and Half-Hardy Orchids; Epilogue; Taxonomy of Hardy Orchid Genera; Orchid Selection Guide; Suppliers and Organizations; Conversion Tables; USDA Hardiness Zone Map; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Welcome from the National Wildlife Federation; A Day in My Wildlife Garden; Chapter One: Creating a Wildlife Habitat; Chapter Two: Getting the Garden Ready; Chapter Three: Woodland Gardens; Chapter Four: Meadow and Prairie Gardens: Chapter Five: Water Gardens; Chapter Six: Gardening for Birds; Chapter Seven: Gardening for Butterflies; Chapter Eight: Gardening for Nightlife; Chapter Nine: Profiles of 15 NWF Backyard Habitats; Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program Application for Certification; Plants Unsuitable for Wildlife Gardns; Recommended Reading; Resources for Wildlife Gardeners; USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; Index; Credits.

Contents: Introduction; Planting Policies; Seed; Nursery Practice; Planting; Plantation Care; Summary of Important Points; Literature Cited; Appendix;   

Contents: Foreword, Acknowledgments, Fruit and Vegetables, Shrimp and Meat, Dairy and Cheese, Index.

Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction to a Praire Garden; Part I. Prairies and Prairie Gardens; Part II. Design, Installation, and Maintenance; Part III. Plant Profiles; Glossary; Gardeners' Resources; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part One: Creating the Garden; Part Two: Selected Plants; Indigenous Charts; Vegetation Zone Map; Directory; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.

Contents: Foreword; Preface; Vegetation Zone Map; Introduction; Part One: Creating the Garden; Part Two: Selected Plants; Indigenous Charts; Flower Color Charts; Directory; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.

Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: Regions; Two Ground Covers; Three: Grasses; Four: Annuals, Biennials, and Short-Lived Perennials; Five: Perennials;Six: Shrubs; Seven: Ornamental Trees; Eight: Conifers; Nine: Shade Trees; Ten: Vines; Eleven: Water and Bog Plants; Twelve: Who's-Who in Native Plant Landscaping; Thirteen: Public Native Landscapes; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: Regions; Two Ground Covers; Three: Grasses; Four: Annuals, Biennials, and Short-Lived Perennials; Five: Perennials;Six: Shrubs; Seven: Ornamental Trees; Eight: Conifers; Nine: Shade Trees; Ten: Vines; Eleven: Water and Bog Plants; Twelve: Who's-Who in Native Plant Landscaping; Thirteen: Public Native Landscapes; Bibliography; Index.

Contents: Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; One: Regions; Two Ground Covers; Three: Grasses; Four: Annuals, Biennials, and Short-Lived Perennials; Five: Perennials;Six: Shrubs; Seven: Ornamental Trees; Eight: Conifers; Nine: Shade Trees; Ten: Vines; Eleven: Water and Bog Plants; Twelve: Who's-Who in Native Plant Landscaping; Thirteen: Public Native Landscapes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.

Contents: Preface, Acknowledgments, 1 Introduction, 2 Native Plant Pioneers, 3 Growing Native Plants, 4 Plants for a Perennial Garden, 5 Naturalizing Plants, 6 Shrubs and Decorative Trees, 7 Shade Trees, 8 Vines, 9 The Vanishing Prairie, 10 Prairie Everywhere, Bibliography, Sources, Index.

Contents: All the Life There Is; The Landscape That Was, Is, Will Be; What Every Wild One Should Know.