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Our Gardening Guides


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the real dirt:
A Gardening Handbook for Parker County

This 242-page book by the Parker County Master Gardeners consists of three major sections: Earth-Kind Horticulture, Plant Descriptions, and Special Gardens. Purchase price includes a CD with over 1000 images.

Cost: $25 + $5 s/h

Click here for more information.


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Master Gardener Favorites:
Plants for North Central Texas

Published by the Lake Granbury (Hood County) Master Gardeners, this book contains sections on salt tolerant and deer-resistant plants, oak wilt disease, fire-wise landscaping and watering. Also included:  vegetable growing chart, climate map, and gardening calendar. Purchase price includes a CD.

Cost: $20

Click here (and scroll to the bottom of that web page) for more information.


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Garden Guide for Austin & Vicinity

This award-winning book, now in its 4th edition, published by the Travis County Master Gardeners contains a vegetable garden planting guide, recommended vegetable varieties, suggested books to read, plant/seed resources, and much, much more.

Cost: $14.95, available at many Austin-area nursery and gardening stores

Click here for more information, including a list of stores that carry the book.


Items above are offered by Texas Master Gardener Associations. Commercial advertising is prohibited. Submit requests for additions to this page to the Program Manager at [email protected].

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