Plants of the Metroplex

Description

Covering 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 Dallas-Fort Worth 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. All of this information has been revised and updated from Garrett's popular Plants of the Metroplex III.

J. Howard Garrett has converted several commercial projects to organic programs. They include Frito-Lay National Headquarters in Plano, Johnson and Johnson Medical in Arlington, and Collin County Community College in Plano.

A 1969 graduate of Texas Tech University, Howard Garrett has been a consultant on organic projects and products, host of "The Natural Way" radio gardening show on WBAP 820, and columnist for the Dallas Morning News.

Foreword by Alex Burton

Commitment To The Environment

Planting Design

Trees

Shrubs

Groundcovers

Vines

Herbs

Flowers

Grasses

Design Mistakes

Special Note

Landscape Installation

Soils

Soil Amendments

Mulches

Soil Preparation and Planting

Landscape Maintenance

Trees

Shrubs

Groundcovers and Vines

Annuals, Perennials, and Herbs

Grass

Organic Pest Remedies

Maintenance by the Calendar

Trees

Shrubs And "Sort Of" Shrubs

Groundcovers, Vines, Grasses, And Herbs

Flowers: Annuals, Perennials, And Bulbs

Definitions Of Terms

Index