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Beautiful, accessible, even educational public gardens offer delights for travelers all over the state who want to get close to Nature. Visitors can explore a variety of gardens: botanical, estate, lily, rose, herb, cottage, wildflower, and more.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781556229343 |
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Publisher: | Taylor Trade Publishing |
Publication date: | 07/19/2002 |
Pages: | 270 |
Product dimensions: | 5.66(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.78(d) |
Table of Contents
Part 1 | Welcome to the Best-Kept Secret in Texas | 1 |
The Five Different States of Texas | 4 | |
When to Visit Texas Gardens | 5 | |
The Garden in Winter | 6 | |
Spring in the Garden | 7 | |
Coping with the Texas Summer | 7 | |
The Blessings of Autumn | 8 | |
What to Expect in Texas Gardens | 9 | |
Native Plants | 9 | |
Hardy Adapted Plants | 11 | |
Specialty Gardens | 11 | |
What the Gardens Expect of You | 12 | |
Visiting Gardens on Private Property | 13 | |
If You Live and Garden in Texas | 13 | |
Making the Most of Your Guidebook | 14 | |
Part 2 | The Gardens of North Texas | 15 |
Dallas | 17 | |
Dallas Arboretum | 17 | |
Texas Discovery Gardens and Conservatory | 22 | |
Ennis | 27 | |
State Bluebonnet Trail | 27 | |
Fort Worth | 29 | |
Fort Worth Botanic Garden | 29 | |
Japanese Garden in Fort Worth Botanic Garden | 33 | |
Weston Gardens in Bloom | 35 | |
McKinney | 40 | |
Crump's Gardens Christmas Open House | 40 | |
The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary Native Plant Garden | 41 | |
The World Collection of Crape Myrtles | 44 | |
Paris | 45 | |
Pine Branch Daylily Garden | 45 | |
Sherman | 47 | |
Texoma Landscapes | 47 | |
Waco | 50 | |
The Earle-Harrison House and Gardens on Fifth Street | 50 | |
Homestead Heritage Traditional Crafts Village | 52 | |
Weatherford | 54 | |
Chandor Gardens | 54 | |
Whitewright | 57 | |
Whitewright Old Rose and Garden Tour | 57 | |
Finding More Gardens in North Texas | 60 | |
Part 3 | The Gardens of East Texas | 63 |
Athens | 65 | |
East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society | 65 | |
Beaumont | 67 | |
Beaumont Botanical Gardens | 67 | |
The Warren Loose Conservatory | 70 | |
McFaddin-Ward House | 71 | |
Chandler | 73 | |
Blue Moon Gardens | 73 | |
Gladewater | 75 | |
Mrs. Helen Lee's Daffodil Garden | 75 | |
Jefferson | 78 | |
Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club Historical Pilgrimage Tour | 78 | |
Kilgore | 80 | |
Texas Shakespeare Garden | 80 | |
Marshall | 82 | |
Starr Family State Historical Park | 82 | |
Nacogdoches | 84 | |
Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum | 84 | |
Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden | 87 | |
Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center | 88 | |
Orange | 90 | |
Pinehurst Garden | 90 | |
Tyler | 93 | |
Azalea and Spring Flower Trail | 93 | |
Breedlove Nursery | 95 | |
Municipal Rose Garden | 97 | |
Finding More Flowers in East Texas | 99 | |
Part 4 | The Gardens of Central Texas | 101 |
Austin | 104 | |
It's About Thyme | 104 | |
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 105 | |
Mayfield Park Garden | 111 | |
The Natural Gardener | 113 | |
Zilker Botanical Garden | 117 | |
Brenham | 123 | |
Ellison's Greenhouses, Inc | 123 | |
Bryan-College Station | 125 | |
Texas A&M University Horticultural Gardens | 125 | |
Dripping Springs | 129 | |
Pure Luck Organics/Pure Luck Grade A Goat Dairy | 129 | |
Fredericksburg | 133 | |
Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat | 133 | |
Fredericksburg Herb Farm | 135 | |
The Japanese Garden of Peace | 137 | |
Wildseed Farms | 139 | |
Georgetown | 141 | |
City of Poppies | 141 | |
Harwood | 143 | |
Kactus Korral | 143 | |
Independence | 144 | |
The Antique Rose Emporium | 144 | |
Kerrville | 152 | |
Riverside Nature Center | 152 | |
Lampasas | 154 | |
Hickory Hill Herbs and Antique Roses | 154 | |
Round Top | 155 | |
The City of Round Top | 155 | |
The McAshan Herb Gardens at Festival Hill | 156 | |
San Antonio | 159 | |
Japanese Tea Garden (Chinese Tea Garden, Sunken Garden) | 159 | |
King William Historical District | 163 | |
Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum | 164 | |
Paseo del Rio/Riverwalk | 166 | |
San Antonio Botanical Garden | 167 | |
Schultze House Cottage Garden | 173 | |
Finding More Flowers in Central Texas | 174 | |
Part 5 | The Gardens of South Texas | 177 |
Alamo | 179 | |
Sunderland's Cactus Garden | 179 | |
Aransas Pass | 181 | |
Newbury Park Hummingbird Garden | 181 | |
Brookshire | 184 | |
Lilypons Water Gardens | 184 | |
Corpus Christi | 185 | |
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens | 185 | |
Galveston | 187 | |
Moody Gardens Rain Forest Pytramid | 187 | |
Hempstead | 192 | |
Peckerwood Garden | 192 | |
Houston | 194 | |
Bayou Bend | 194 | |
Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science | 199 | |
River Oaks Garden Club Garden and Azalea Trail | 201 | |
Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park | 203 | |
Humble-Houston | 206 | |
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens | 206 | |
McAllen | 210 | |
McAllen Botanical Gardens and Nature Center | 210 | |
Rockport-Fulton | 213 | |
Annual Hummer/Bird Celebration | 213 | |
Rockport Demonstration Bird Garden and Wetlands Pond | 216 | |
Victoria | 218 | |
Four Seasons Garden Center | 218 | |
Victoria Memorial Rose Garden | 219 | |
Weslaco | 221 | |
Valley Nature Center | 221 | |
Finding More Flowers in South Texas | 223 | |
Part 6 | The Gardens of West Texas | 225 |
Alpine | 229 | |
Sul Ross State University Cactus Garden | 229 | |
Amarillo | 230 | |
Amarillo Botanical Gardens | 230 | |
Del Rio | 232 | |
Whitehead Memorial Museum | 232 | |
El Paso | 234 | |
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens of the Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso | 234 | |
El Paso Municipal Rose Garden | 236 | |
Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center | 238 | |
Fort Davis | 239 | |
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and Visitor Center | 239 | |
Hotel Limpia Herb Garden | 241 | |
Hale Center | 243 | |
Bell Park Cacti Garden | 243 | |
Lajitas-Terlingua | 244 | |
Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center | 244 | |
Lubbock | 246 | |
Lubbock Memorial Arboretum | 246 | |
Mineral Wells | 248 | |
Clark Gardens | 248 | |
San Angelo | 251 | |
San Angelo City Parks and International Water Lily Collection | 251 | |
Finding More Gardens in West Texas | 253 | |
Appendices | ||
Appendix A | 255 | |
The Author's Texas Gardens Awards | 255 | |
Appendix B | 257 | |
A Dozen Don't-Miss Gardens for Rose Lovers | 257 | |
Appendix C | 258 | |
Six Gardens with Great Conservatories for Tropical Plants | 258 | |
Appendix D | 259 | |
Some Gardens by Theme | 259 | |
Index of Gardens | 267 |
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