We have a fantastic selection of gardening books for gardening naturally in Central Texas. We have books on vegetables, herbs, perennials, annuals, bulbs, trees, xeriscape, pests, disease, pruning, and many other subjects. Come on in and we will be happy to help you select one or two that will best fit your needs. We are always happy to give our opinion on what the best book is.

Some of our favorite books for sale in our store:

How to Grow More Vegetables
by John Jeavons
A complete primer from an authority on organic gardening and double-digging.

Trees of Central Texas
by Robert A. Vines
The field guide for identification of trees and their growth habits.

Family Herbal
by Rosemary Gladstar
A wonderful encyclopedia of medicinal herbs and their uses for improving health.

Native Texas Plants
by Sally and Andy Wasowski
The "bible" of native Texas plants.

The Botany of Desire
by Michael Pollan
A plant’s-eye view of the world – is it a novel or a non-fiction?

Texas Organic Gardening
by Howard Garrett
A very basic primer specific to our area.

Gaia’s Garden
by Toby Hemenway
A guide to home-scale permaculture.

Soil Biology Primer
Published by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Where basic gardening begins.

The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control
Edited by Barbara W. Ellis and Fern Marshall Bradley
An excellent reference for troubleshooting.

Texas Bug Book
by Howard Garrett and Malcolm Beck
The good, the bad, and the ugly.

How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest
by Jill Nokes
Propagation instructions for a great number of useful landscape plants.

Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife
by Noreen Damude and Kelly Conrad Bender
Extensive information on great landscape plants and Texas wildlife.

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