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61) Easy gardens for north central Texas

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This book shows beginners and experienced gardeners alike how to create gorgeous gardens with the easiest, colorful, low water plants that north central Texas has to offer. It features over 1000 photos of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees that thrive with little or no irrigation and only require minutes of care per year, plants that can survive hot, humid, Texas summers while attracting butterflies, birds and hummingbirds.

62) Practical herb garden: a comprehensive A-Z directory and gardener's guide to growing herbs successfully

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Houdret, Jessica

63) Birds in your backyard: a bird lover's guide to creating a garden sanctuary

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Dolezal, Robert J

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Birds and blooms

64) Bird, bee & bug houses: simple projects for your garden

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Jones, Derek

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Includes specific information on habit requirements for different species. This title explains the information you need to know to create the perfect habitat for each chosen species. It covers materials needed to create the house, deciding on a location and choosing an appropriate design.

65) Fast, fresh garden edibles: quick crops for small spaces

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Courtier, Jane

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Get expert advice on growing bumper crops in containers, on windowsills, and in window boxes. You'll get tips on improving garden soil, feeding and harvesting plantings, and identifying and dealing with garden pests.

66) way we garden now 41 pick and choose projects for

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67) 50 high-impact, low-care garden plants

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DiSabato-Aust, Tracy

68) The complete guide to garden walls & fences: improve backyard environments, enhance privacy & enjoyment, define space & borders

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"Includes classic favorites like picket and panel fences, as well as regional variations, like Virginia split rail fences and dry-fit stone garden walls. Also provides information on some of the latest materials, such as new variations on PVC vinyl and polymer coated, wrought-iron look-alikes and even an invisible electronic dog fence"--Provided by publisher.

69) The healing garden: cultivating and handcrafting herbal remedies

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Blankespoor, Juliet

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A comprehensive and photographed guide to growing and using healing plants, including recipes.

70) Understanding garden design: the complete handbook for aspiring designers

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Nagel, Vanessa Gardner

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"This thorough handbook is profusely illustrated with helpful photographs and diagrams. A particularly interesting tool is the hypothetical garden plan that appears in each chapter to show how to apply the topics at hand. A practical, logical approach to the planning, design, and installation of a garden, this volume will be an invaluable resource for students, landscape professionals, and garden designers" --Cover, p. 2.

71) just mosaics simple projects for your home and gar

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72) A woman's garden: grow beautiful plants and make useful things

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Anderson, Tanya

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"Find inspiration for reconnecting to the earth by creating the garden-based handicrafts, edible and medicinal recipes, and beauty care products found in A Woman's Garden"--

73) 1001 most asked Texas gardening questions

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Sperry, Neil

74) Vegetables and fruits

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Hastings, Don

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(Donald M.).Gardening in the South with Don Hastings

75) Perennial gardening in Texas

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Franz, Alan Dean

76) Hot color in the dry garden: inspiring designs and vibrant plants for the waterwise gardener

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Sterman, Nan

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Dry weather defines the southwest, and it's getting dryer. As water becomes more precious, our gardens suffer. If we want to keep gardening, we must revolutionize our plant choices and garden practices. Hot Color, Dry Garden provides home gardeners with a joyful, color-filled way to exuberantly garden in low-water conditions. Garden expert Nan Sterman highlights inspiring examples of brilliant gardens filled with water-smart plants. Gardeners will...

77) Pretty tough plants: 135 resilient, water-smart choices for a beautiful garden

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Plant Select (Firm)

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Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There's a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select-the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates-meets this need by promoting plants that allow gardeners everywhere to have stunning, environmentally-friendly gardens that use fewer resources. Pretty Tough Plants highlights 135 of Plant Select's...

78) all in one garden grow vegetables fruit herbs and

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79) Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden: a natural approach to pest control

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Walliser, Jessica

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"In Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, you'll learn how to fill your garden with the right plants to support the beneficial predatory insects that control common garden pests"--

80) 100 plants to feed the birds: turn your home garden into a healthy bird habitat

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Erickson, Laura

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"In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods"--