Touring Texas Gardens

Touring Texas Gardens

by Jessie Gunn Stephens
Touring Texas Gardens

Touring Texas Gardens

by Jessie Gunn Stephens

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Overview

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
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 1Welcome to the Best-Kept Secret in Texas1
The Five Different States of Texas4
When to Visit Texas Gardens5
The Garden in Winter6
Spring in the Garden7
Coping with the Texas Summer7
The Blessings of Autumn8
What to Expect in Texas Gardens9
Native Plants9
Hardy Adapted Plants11
Specialty Gardens11
What the Gardens Expect of You12
Visiting Gardens on Private Property13
If You Live and Garden in Texas13
Making the Most of Your Guidebook14
Part 2The Gardens of North Texas15
Dallas17
Dallas Arboretum17
Texas Discovery Gardens and Conservatory22
Ennis27
State Bluebonnet Trail27
Fort Worth29
Fort Worth Botanic Garden29
Japanese Garden in Fort Worth Botanic Garden33
Weston Gardens in Bloom35
McKinney40
Crump's Gardens Christmas Open House40
The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary Native Plant Garden41
The World Collection of Crape Myrtles44
Paris45
Pine Branch Daylily Garden45
Sherman47
Texoma Landscapes47
Waco50
The Earle-Harrison House and Gardens on Fifth Street50
Homestead Heritage Traditional Crafts Village52
Weatherford54
Chandor Gardens54
Whitewright57
Whitewright Old Rose and Garden Tour57
Finding More Gardens in North Texas60
Part 3The Gardens of East Texas63
Athens65
East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society65
Beaumont67
Beaumont Botanical Gardens67
The Warren Loose Conservatory70
McFaddin-Ward House71
Chandler73
Blue Moon Gardens73
Gladewater75
Mrs. Helen Lee's Daffodil Garden75
Jefferson78
Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club Historical Pilgrimage Tour78
Kilgore80
Texas Shakespeare Garden80
Marshall82
Starr Family State Historical Park82
Nacogdoches84
Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum84
Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden87
Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center88
Orange90
Pinehurst Garden90
Tyler93
Azalea and Spring Flower Trail93
Breedlove Nursery95
Municipal Rose Garden97
Finding More Flowers in East Texas99
Part 4The Gardens of Central Texas101
Austin104
It's About Thyme104
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center105
Mayfield Park Garden111
The Natural Gardener113
Zilker Botanical Garden117
Brenham123
Ellison's Greenhouses, Inc123
Bryan-College Station125
Texas A&M University Horticultural Gardens125
Dripping Springs129
Pure Luck Organics/Pure Luck Grade A Goat Dairy129
Fredericksburg133
Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat133
Fredericksburg Herb Farm135
The Japanese Garden of Peace137
Wildseed Farms139
Georgetown141
City of Poppies141
Harwood143
Kactus Korral143
Independence144
The Antique Rose Emporium144
Kerrville152
Riverside Nature Center152
Lampasas154
Hickory Hill Herbs and Antique Roses154
Round Top155
The City of Round Top155
The McAshan Herb Gardens at Festival Hill156
San Antonio159
Japanese Tea Garden (Chinese Tea Garden, Sunken Garden)159
King William Historical District163
Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum164
Paseo del Rio/Riverwalk166
San Antonio Botanical Garden167
Schultze House Cottage Garden173
Finding More Flowers in Central Texas174
Part 5The Gardens of South Texas177
Alamo179
Sunderland's Cactus Garden179
Aransas Pass181
Newbury Park Hummingbird Garden181
Brookshire184
Lilypons Water Gardens184
Corpus Christi185
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens185
Galveston187
Moody Gardens Rain Forest Pytramid187
Hempstead192
Peckerwood Garden192
Houston194
Bayou Bend194
Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science199
River Oaks Garden Club Garden and Azalea Trail201
Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park203
Humble-Houston206
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens206
McAllen210
McAllen Botanical Gardens and Nature Center210
Rockport-Fulton213
Annual Hummer/Bird Celebration213
Rockport Demonstration Bird Garden and Wetlands Pond216
Victoria218
Four Seasons Garden Center218
Victoria Memorial Rose Garden219
Weslaco221
Valley Nature Center221
Finding More Flowers in South Texas223
Part 6The Gardens of West Texas225
Alpine229
Sul Ross State University Cactus Garden229
Amarillo230
Amarillo Botanical Gardens230
Del Rio232
Whitehead Memorial Museum232
El Paso234
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens of the Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso234
El Paso Municipal Rose Garden236
Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center238
Fort Davis239
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and Visitor Center239
Hotel Limpia Herb Garden241
Hale Center243
Bell Park Cacti Garden243
Lajitas-Terlingua244
Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center244
Lubbock246
Lubbock Memorial Arboretum246
Mineral Wells248
Clark Gardens248
San Angelo251
San Angelo City Parks and International Water Lily Collection251
Finding More Gardens in West Texas253
Appendices
Appendix A255
The Author's Texas Gardens Awards255
Appendix B257
A Dozen Don't-Miss Gardens for Rose Lovers257
Appendix C258
Six Gardens with Great Conservatories for Tropical Plants258
Appendix D259
Some Gardens by Theme259
Index of Gardens267
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