Cheryl Hazeltine's Central Texas Gardener: Volume 45 (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series, 45) - Tapa blanda

"If one wants to have a garden, a lawn, trees, flowering plants, or wants to simply control pests, one should look no further than Central Texas Gardener written by Cheryl Hazeltine with photos by Richard Hazeltine. . . It is a gardening book without peer. The author has a conversational style and a clever sense of humor, but she knows her stuff. I don't know her, but Ill bet she is 'good gal'. . . An extra dose of credit should be given to Richard, her photographer and husband. His photos are great. . . It is so informative and interesting, it is hard to put it down. Simply being able to identify plants around the place makes the book, a valuable friend. The book and its pictures make gardening a new and exciting project. . . Now if the Hazeltines can write a book just as good on raising kids, this bill be a better place. If you have a desire to grow something, get a copy of Central Texas Gardener." - Jerry Turner, Mexia Daily News -- (05/17/2011) "Cheryl's hunger for new gardening knowledge and her vast gardening experience make this book rich with invaluable information for Central Texas gardeners and yardeners."--Doug Welsh, author, Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac --Douglas F. Welsh, Ph.D

In print for almost thirty years, this book was first published by Texas A&M University Press in 1980 as The Central Texas Gardener by Cheryl Hazeltine and Joan Filvaroff. In 1999, it was revised and published as The New Central Texas Gardener by Cheryl Hazeltine and Barry Lovelace. In its latest incarnation, the book is receiving a complete overhaul. Single authored by Cheryl Hazeltine, the text is entirely revised and generously illustrated with photographs by Cheryl and Richard Hazeltine. The new book will get the full treatment: color throughout with numerous bulleted lists, textboxes, plant selections, growing specification icons, favorite recipes, and helpful websites (the ones the author uses repeatedly). With Hazeltine's personal recommendations for trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, vegetables, and fruits, and with expanded information on the popular topics of vegetable gardening and organic methods, the book will be useful to gardeners in fifty-four counties in the middle of the state, including cities from Dallas to San Antonio and Kerrville to Bryan-College Station.